Similarities Between Franklin And Walt Whitman

Walt Whitman, Harriet Jacobs and Benjamin Franklin had different understandings of their slave life. In Jacobs’s story, she takes great pains to prove that there can be no “good” slave masters. In reality, I would not believe that there will be any good ones in real life. Also, she argues that slavery will destroy the morality of slaveholders, almost without exception. Dr. Flint is one of the slaveholders that become inhumane monsters. The slaveholders believe slaves are more important than animals or objects. For example, the good slave holder, Mr. Sand in some cases will betray their slaves when it is convenient to them or profitable. It was told by Mr. Sand he will free the slave children and may even intend to do at first. In some cases, if Mr. Sands is recounting financial problems, he will likely tempt to sell his own children to get himself out of trouble. I personally think you should not sell your children, just to redeem yourself. The person should be able to find another way to fix the issue. …show more content…
Franklin treats his life as it is an actual book. He constantly calls his mistakes printing errors—to shape his place in the world. When Franklin is reading, it brings him his greatest pleasure and writing is how he defines himself. In his opinion, finding a library and a university—giving people access to books and to knowledge through these books. He does this so people can make themselves smarter than what they are already known. He also does this to provide people with something he sees as just as necessary as other basic life needs, like health care or defense. I think it is a good way to teach him by being a good writer by taking some of the ideas he reads in prose and rewriting some them in verse, then rewriting them again in his own