I believe that most people would not have agreed with Thoreau's position
Human beings are naturally social creatures – we crave friendship and positive interactions, just as we do food and water. So it makes sense that the better our relationships are at work, the happier and more productive we're going to be.
Good working relationships give us several other benefits: our work is more enjoyable when we have good relationships with those around us. Also, people are more likely to go along with changes that we want to implement, and we're more innovative and creative.
What's more, good relationships give us freedom: instead of spending time and energy overcoming the problems associated with negative relationships, we can, instead, focus on opportunities.
Answer:
I wish he WOULDN'T BE so rude when we go out.
Explanation:
We use the structure wish + would/wouldn't + verb when referring to someone else's behaviour we do not like, to indicate we want a change.
Finn is intimidated by Gren in the beginning of the story and decides to change who he is to be tough like Gren at the end. C. Finn views Gren as a friend in the beginning of the story, but eventually realizes Gren won't be friends with him publically.