The Franklin, Wheatley, and Winthrop wrote in very different styles however they seem to have a common message of encouragement. Winthrop and Wheatley seemed to have a religious aspect on their motivations whereas Franklin’s motivation was to be successful. Throughout the Autobiography of Ben Franklin, the poems by Wheatley and the thesis by Winthrop we see inspiration, motivation, determination, and perseverance which is the premise of the American Dream.
Phillis Wheatley Wrote poems that I found generally surprising to have come from a slave however, she seems to have been very happy. In her writings she was happy to have left Africa and come to America where she was introduced to a new religion and taken from as she described it in on being brought to America from Africa “Pagan land.” I find this unusual as the treatment of slaves was below human …show more content…
Not successful in the eye of his peers or the public but successful in what he himself wanted to accomplish. We see Franklin learn how to become a success in his own eyes trying to become a writer and managing a printing press. Though he was not always successful and was not the best judge in character, Franklin was very detailed in all his experiences which gave credibility to his story. His was a true rags to riches story. He didn’t leave out hurdles or obstacles but told of his challenges, along with some foolish acts of his youth. His youthful conduct and mistakes was a part of who he became. Caring little of what others believed Franklin states he “cannot boast of much success in acquiring the reality of this virtue, but I had a good deal with regard to the appearance of it.” This statement seems to be what holds the American dream most at least my take on the dream which is “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” as stated in the Declaration of
Phillis Wheatley Wrote poems that I found generally surprising to have come from a slave however, she seems to have been very happy. In her writings she was happy to have left Africa and come to America where she was introduced to a new religion and taken from as she described it in on being brought to America from Africa “Pagan land.” I find this unusual as the treatment of slaves was below human …show more content…
Not successful in the eye of his peers or the public but successful in what he himself wanted to accomplish. We see Franklin learn how to become a success in his own eyes trying to become a writer and managing a printing press. Though he was not always successful and was not the best judge in character, Franklin was very detailed in all his experiences which gave credibility to his story. His was a true rags to riches story. He didn’t leave out hurdles or obstacles but told of his challenges, along with some foolish acts of his youth. His youthful conduct and mistakes was a part of who he became. Caring little of what others believed Franklin states he “cannot boast of much success in acquiring the reality of this virtue, but I had a good deal with regard to the appearance of it.” This statement seems to be what holds the American dream most at least my take on the dream which is “Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” as stated in the Declaration of