Activity 1 and Activity 2

Activity 1
When he is interacting with his friend Brandon, he expects his friend to actually hand him the money without a second word. He does not beg but requests “you have to help me out” and “you know how important I am to the store” all the reasons he finds that Brandon must help him out. However, when his friend denies and says he has to take his girlfriend out for a burger, Randall thinks to himself “I lose out to Brandon’s temperamental girlfriend”. He believes that he is more important than Brandon’s “temperamental” girlfriend and that Brandon has, in a way, “let him down.
Kim walks over and the essay refers to her as “the object of his [Randall’s] own affections, he does not demand, as he did to Brandon, but first appeals to her better side by acting positive about their meeting. “How’s my best friend in the whole world doing today?” he asks but immediately Kim knows that he is up to something. Randall likes Kim but because she is a girl and he likes her, he cannot appeal to her as he did to Brandon but must treat her well to get her to do what he wants.
However, after Kim leaves with her friends, Randall spots Nate. The passage describes his relationship with Nate as acquaintances and not really “friend” enough to ask money for but due to his tough situation he “tries a long shot”. Since Nate does not really know Randall as a person, Randall takes the time to persuade Nate into trusting him and lending him money, reassuring Nate that he will not run off with the money. He tells Nate that he is a man who is “good to my [his] words” and “if there’s anybody you can count on to pay you back, you know I’m [Randall’s] the guy”. With Kim and Brandon, he never had to explain his trustworthiness or his situation about his absentmindedness but because Nate does not know Randall very well Randall has to reassure Nate his trustworthiness and set his tone as sincere.
Activity 2
1. Brandon: Randall tried to present himself as a friend who was in need of help and expected Brandon to help him since they were good friends or at least better than his “temperamental girlfriend”Kim: Randall likes her and so he does not want to make her feel like he is just “using” her as a person, taking her for granted, or expecting her to do what he wants, as he did to Brandon, but he appeals to her good side with compliments and cheerfulness in his anticipation to see her. Nate: Randall wants Nate to trust him even though Nate knows nothing about him as a friend and so he thoroughly explains his situation and needs to Nate in hopes of persuading him.
2. Brandon: Randall expected Brandon to put him as a friend before his temperamental girlfriend but was disappointed by Brandon’s inability to loan him money. He also expected Brandon to understand his situation and be kind enough to sympathize his position to lend him money.Kim: Randall also expected Kim to lend him money but he would only arouse her worse side if he had used the tone he did with Brandon so he did not demand the money but begged in a friendly flirty way to get her attention, affection and money.Nate: Randall does not know Nate and so he wants to reassure Nate that he will not run off with the money with explanations and begging.
3. Brandon: “you have to help me out”, I can’t call in sick, man—you’ve been there, you know how important I am to the store”, “I lose out to Brandon’s temperamental girlfriend”Kim: “how’s my best friend in the whole world doing today?”, “It’s always just such a joy to see you, that’s all. You light up my life and all that –you bring bliss, love, companionship…etc.”, “there would be something you can do that would make me very very happy”Nate: “You know me to be an honest, dependable guy”, “since you know you can trust me, and you know I’m good to my word”, “if there’s anybody you can count on to pay you back, you know I’m the guy”
4. Brandon and Kim have both known Randall for a much longer period of time than Nate and so therefore they were more lenient about Randall’s situation and were sure that Randall would not get angry at them if they didn’t help him out. Nate, however, has not known Randall for a very long time and it would be considered “unkind” or “apathetic” to just walk away from Randall, as Brandon and Kim did, leaving him in the tight situation he was in already. Nate therefore took the time to check for money and lend it to him, helping him with his situation. Brandon and Kim were sure that Randall would find another way and if he didn’t go to work, it’d be okay because his job probably wasn’t as serious as Randall thought, except he hated missing a work day. Nate knew nothing about Randall’s work but only that he needed to be there and Nate was a person that could help him out. Randall proved to be a good partner and so since he kept his words in school, Nate trusted him to return the loan.