In trying to find similarities between the two books, some concepts stand our more than others. These make it easier to find common thinking among the two authors. First, they both have similar opinions about the opportunities available to the American people. They have similar views about education, work and success. Finally, both recognize the blessings God has given to them, but realize they are not tied to strict religious beliefs as were the people in England.
The second similarity between the two authors is their belief that America is a place where people have an opportunity to work and achieve any and all goals. They both believe that American people have a drive to succeed. In Crevecoeur’s American Farmer he states that America is a fast-growing nation which will thrive with the contribution of the people who work hard to meet their goals. “Here the rewards of …show more content…
Franklin was taken out of school at the age of ten, and gained much knowledge from reading. Franklin admits to being fond of reading as a child even though he didn’t really like his father’s library. This led to his career as a writer. “I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. I bought it, read it over and over, and was much delighted with it. I thought the writing excellent, and wish’d if possible to imitate it.” (239). The American Farmer believed education was not taught purely through books. The reader learns this is Letter I of The American Farmer. “My father left me a few musty books, which his father brought from England with him but what help can I draw from a library consisting mostly of Scotch Divinity, the Navigation of Sir Francis Drake, the History of Queen Elizabeth, and a few miscellaneous volumes ?”(3) The Farmer and Franklin both received what could be called on the job training instead of more formal education. However, both were very successful in their
The second similarity between the two authors is their belief that America is a place where people have an opportunity to work and achieve any and all goals. They both believe that American people have a drive to succeed. In Crevecoeur’s American Farmer he states that America is a fast-growing nation which will thrive with the contribution of the people who work hard to meet their goals. “Here the rewards of …show more content…
Franklin was taken out of school at the age of ten, and gained much knowledge from reading. Franklin admits to being fond of reading as a child even though he didn’t really like his father’s library. This led to his career as a writer. “I met with an odd volume of the Spectator. I bought it, read it over and over, and was much delighted with it. I thought the writing excellent, and wish’d if possible to imitate it.” (239). The American Farmer believed education was not taught purely through books. The reader learns this is Letter I of The American Farmer. “My father left me a few musty books, which his father brought from England with him but what help can I draw from a library consisting mostly of Scotch Divinity, the Navigation of Sir Francis Drake, the History of Queen Elizabeth, and a few miscellaneous volumes ?”(3) The Farmer and Franklin both received what could be called on the job training instead of more formal education. However, both were very successful in their