How do the friends influence the narrator in " An Uncomfortable Bed"

The narrator's friends have influenced the narrator. The reason of the narrator's actions in the story was because of his suspicion of his friends.

The friends have a large influence on the narrator. Almost everything we learn about the narrator is because of the friends’ actions. From the beginning, the narrator is suspicious and cautious because he knows his friends like to play practical jokes. He states, “My friends were fond of practical jokes. I do not care to know people who are not.” His friends are very kind to him and are continuously laughing, which makes him even more suspicious. Here, he describes what he thinks of his friends: “They must have planned some good joke. Assuredly I am to be the victim of the joke. Attention!” He is so paranoid by his friends’ actions that he ends up causing the incident they all laugh about.

Explanation:

PLATO

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)

it is the background information on the characters and setting explained at the beginning of the story. the exposition will often have information about events that happened before the story began. the exposition is often the very first part of the plot.