There are several similarities and differences of the purpose, tone, and tools between Charlotte Temple and Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography. While Charlotte Temple is fiction and Benjamin Franklin is nonfiction, they both have a purpose to inform. Temple is informing us about the life and struggles of women during this time period and Franklin is informing us about his virtues. Since Temple is fiction, is also has the purpose of entertainment because it is a story. Franklin’s also has an element of persuasion because he expresses his opinion and his virtues very boldly, persuading us why those virtues are so important. The tone of Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography is assured, punctual, and honest. He is very confident in what he thinks and
