Benjamin Franklin Thesis

If you have never read The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin before your idea of Ben Franklin would probably be something like this, “Ben Franklin is one of the greatest men in American history. He is famous for his experiments with electricity, and wrote Poor Richards Almanac. Ben Franklin had such a positive effect on American history and on America itself. He surely was an honest man because how else would he be able to accomplish all that he did in life?” Yes, parts of this are true but an honest man? Maybe to an extent he was an honest man, but you’ll soon find out when you start reading the Americanization of Benjamin Franklin. It is true that Franklin accomplished many things in his lifetime but, he might of made a few enemies along …show more content…
The people loved and accepted Ben and his son William, during their time in London which is probably why they stayed gone from Deborah and the girls for such a long period of time. While Franklin was in London he joined many clubs and was in the crowd of the most well-known people. London was not as scary as it had been when he journeyed there as a young lad trying to prove his self-worth. This time when he journeyed to London he wasn’t considered a no body, but instead everyone knew who Benjamin Franklin was! He had soon felt more at home in London, than in …show more content…
During the beginning of his life you see him as a young boy with great intentions but, throughout the book you see encounters where conflicts arise and Franklin only does what is good for him at that moment in time. After his death you see that he has made enemies, neither England nor America were devastated by Franklin’s death. The only people who looked at it as a tragic loss were the French, only because they didn’t know him long enough for conflicts to arise and for him to show off a different mask or side that they had never seen before. The evidence simply showed that even though Franklin was hated for what he did, he is still looked at as a successful man. Even though he was despised his work ethics made him rich, and many others could learn a few things from Ben Franklin’s life and work ethics. The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin is a good book to read if you are interested in learning more about Franklin’s life journey. The book was rather enjoyable in the beginning, getting to learn about how he got started and the things he accomplished at a young age was truly inspiring! It became quite boring after reading about Deborah’s death, from there on the rest just didn’t do such a good job of obtaining my attention. All together The Americanization of Benjamin Franklin was very educational and for the most part, a pretty interesting