The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

the little money that came into my hands was ever laid out in books” (Franklin, Pg.9). Words coming from a man who made an impact in the history of the United States. He was a political scientist, scholar as electricity and attracted interest, inventor of the lightning rod and other useful artifacts. An honest man who was also efficient in public and the leading architect of the independence of the Unites States. Benjamin Franklin was perhaps the most beloved figure of his time at home and the…

Josiah Franklin. He dropped out of school at a very young age and started learning how to become a printer at his brother’s publishing company, the “New England Courant,” (Benjamin Franklin Autobiography 1). Benjamin Franklin epitomized the American spirit of individualism. He learned to speak foreign languages and how to play instruments on his own. He became an owner, author and editor of a printing newspaper business “The Pennsylvania Gazette,” and “Poor Richard’s Almanac” (Benjamin…

summer of 1771, Benjamin Franklin travels 50 miles south from London to the English countryside to spend a week recording his life story. He explains that he is writing an autobiography for his son William Franklin, who at the time is a royal governor of New Jersey. Franklin also claims that William may want to someday know the events and history of his father’s life. Although, he wishes he could change a few small errors Benjamin thanks God for the good live he has had. Franklin opens the…

The Autobiography starts with greeting to Ben Franklin child, William Franklin who at the time was the royal governor of New Jersey. Franklin says that since his child may wish to think about his life, he is taking his one week excursion in the English field to data his past. Franklin says that he has made the most of his life and might want to rehash it, in spite of the fact that he might want to amend some little blunders if the open door emerged. Be that as it may, since Franklin can't rehash…

Benjamin Franklin is known to be one of the first self-made man in the U.S.A. Throughout his life, he has accomplished more than an average human being can. Franklin has a long list that includes a printer, writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, civic leader, and diplomat. But behind closed doors, Franklin wasn’t the man he portrays in the public. In Franklin’s life, he struggled with his identity. While reading his autobiography, the reader can tell he has some issues about his self and not…

man that we must strive to be like? Franklin? Roosevelt?…

Benjamin Franklin was an American Enlightenment author who paved the way for the creation of the American Identity. In his works “The Way to Wealth” and “The Autobiography,” he explains exactly what an American citizen is, and the ideals he should live by. Throughout his works, Franklin outlines an extremely challenging and sometimes near impossible set of guidelines that Americans should follow in order to better not only themselves, but also their country. “The Way to Wealth” is work written…

“Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.” This famous quote came from the great man of Benjamin Franklin. This was one of many points he makes in “Poor Richard’s Almanack”. Through his life, he strived to be the best person that he could be. One of which ways was by going through a complete process of self improvement. His main goal had been to reach human perfection. Through the many years that he had experimented with the project he soon realized that it was not as…

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…

241 SevastiArapian Professor English October 11, 2015 Benjamin Franklin, Olaudah Equiano, and the Rhetoric Self The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin and The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano are both apparent autobiographies written by men who, though differ considerably in socio-economic positions in their societies, utilize their industrius nature to lead them to a common goal: self improvement. Though these autobiographies are presented to the reader as…