The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin, one of our Founding Fathers, had a very interesting life in a way of writing and inventing. His passion for writing always took him from one adventure to another. However, these are not some ordinary adventures that we may experience in our lives. These are adventures that made him write Poor Richard’s Almanac, create the US Postal System, and contribute to write the United States Constitution. If we were to seek one major theme to follow in his entire autobiography, it would be his passion for writing. In this paper on the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, I will examine his way of living and inventing in a frame of passionate writing. On January 6, 1706, a great writer and an
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There are two letters that Benjamin receives while performing his duty as an ambassador to Paris. The first one is from his friend Mr. Abel James, giving his opinion on Part One of the Autobiography and the outline of the rest of the work as Benjamin asks him. The second letter is from Benjamin Vaughan, who lives in Paris, France, encourages Benjamin to continue his work since he has seen the outline and parts of the book itself. After receiving these letters, Benjamin immediately continues to write from where he stopped, since the Revolution ended (Franklin, P.48-52). Furthermore, he tells us more about the library system he creates in this part of the Autobiography. While keeping his great work in the library, he structures a list of 13 virtues that he plans to develop one virtue per week. Temperance, Silence, Order, Resolution, Frugality, Industry, Sincerity, Justice, Moderation, Cleanliness, Tranquility, Chastity, and Humility are the 13 virtues (Franklin, P.56). He sets these rules for a reason. As we continue to read, we see that he doesn’t go to church anymore and starts praying by himself according to his own rules. One quite interesting fact is that he tells us that religion is not in his virtue list and tells that he will go into it later in a book called The Art of Virtue, which he writes later on his life. While getting close to the end of part two by mentioning that pride is the hardest virtue to overcome and he still works on SparkNotes,
There are two letters that Benjamin receives while performing his duty as an ambassador to Paris. The first one is from his friend Mr. Abel James, giving his opinion on Part One of the Autobiography and the outline of the rest of the work as Benjamin asks him. The second letter is from Benjamin Vaughan, who lives in Paris, France, encourages Benjamin to continue his work since he has seen the outline and parts of the book itself. After receiving these letters, Benjamin immediately continues to write from where he stopped, since the Revolution ended (Franklin, P.48-52). Furthermore, he tells us more about the library system he creates in this part of the Autobiography. While keeping his great work in the library, he structures a list of 13 virtues that he plans to develop one virtue per week. Temperance, Silence, Order, Resolution, Frugality, Industry, Sincerity, Justice, Moderation, Cleanliness, Tranquility, Chastity, and Humility are the 13 virtues (Franklin, P.56). He sets these rules for a reason. As we continue to read, we see that he doesn’t go to church anymore and starts praying by himself according to his own rules. One quite interesting fact is that he tells us that religion is not in his virtue list and tells that he will go into it later in a book called The Art of Virtue, which he writes later on his life. While getting close to the end of part two by mentioning that pride is the hardest virtue to overcome and he still works on SparkNotes,