Benjamin Franklin Quotes

“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten; either write something worth reading or do something worth writing” (Franklin Quotes). Benjamin Franklin famously said these words and he made sure he wasn’t forgotten. He is famous for being one of America’s Founding Fathers, tying a key to a kite, inventing the bifocals and for his literary works. His most famous one being: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. This book has” became itself the most widely read autobiography ever written in America” (Franklin 1) The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin was divided into four parts and written from 1771 thru 1788. The book is written in the form of a letter to his son and starts with a brief description of his ancestry and then he continues on describing his childhood. Franklin was the 15th child out of 17. In his childhood he enjoyed sailing and reading. He even tried his hand at poetry which his father shot down quickly because “verse-makers were generally beggars” (60). His father …show more content…
He also converts to Deism (113), marries his wife, Deborah, and together the start the first library in America. Franklin also becomes Postmaster General of the United States and forming the Union Fire Company. He carried out public works like the invention of the Franklin stove, the start of street sweeping, helping open the “Academy” (182), drafting the idea for a hospital, and a new Presbyterian meeting house. During the French and Indian war, Franklin drafted plans to defend the colonies and he gains the title of Colonel. He ends his autobiography discussing his bad experience as a Commissioner to England which he acquires after gaining celebrity status for publishing his science experiments about electricity and lightning. He also explains his attempts to fight for Colonial legislation rights in court in England. He dies before he can finish his