Kazans on the waterfront is a world that is challenged by the daily fear and tyranny that is inflicted by Johnny Friendly and his mob, as a result the idea of loyalty is not loyalty at all but is an act of submission. The community has lost their ability to willingly choose who they are loyal to. This is how Kazan chooses to defend the betrayal of loyalty. The loyalty that is kept does not stick to the communities beliefs but is an act that is caused by the fear that creates what the community has settled for,
