in the autobiographical short story "the night the bed fell" (1933) James Thurber , author and cartoonist , writes that misunderstanding and self absorbed thinking causes fears to increase which leads to hilarious outcomes . Thurber supports this point by sharing information about uniqe family members starting with his moms disapproval of where there dad is sleeping, to his paranoid aunts and finally his cousins fear of suffocating in sleep. Mr. Thurbers purpose is to entertain so that the reader might have a good laugh from his famialys nonsesical night. he creates a mood of comical absurdity for an audiense that appreciates the humanity of eccentric family members.
