... . His Autobiography, completed in three sections written in 1771, 1784, and 1788 respectively, details the rise of a most remarkable human being. Benjamin Franklin began his autobiography by addressing his son, with the intention of telling the story of his life. As one of seventeen children of ... schooling and no inherited wealth, Franklin went on to become one of the wealthiest and most influential people of his generation. The foundation of Benjamin Franklin's values, virtues, and his solid work ethic begin from his humble beginnings and his family's ancestry. He was born in Boston,...

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... England, 1783-83 in France, and 1788 in America. If Franklin meant to complete it, he died before he got the chance. Characters Benjamin Franklin - The author and protagonist of the Autobiography; he writes the work ostensibly to tell his son about his life and to provide a ... important scientific and political ideas, but the work does not discuss the American Revolution, in which Franklin was a major participant. William Franklin - Benjamin's son and royal governor of New Jersey in 1771 when Ben begins writing the work. Ben begins the Autobiography as a letter to William ... very litt...

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• Grade Level: High School

... such a cultural diversity amongst American citizens today, that it is impossible to determine any one American Dream', or set of morals generally followed, dictated by an influential figure such as Benjamin Franklin. For instance, in many middle class, white dominated suburbs, Franklin's model American is still used as a template on which one should model themselves to register their success. Whereas in ... suppose there was still an American Dream', regardless of how realistic it is in today's society, or even of the society of the eighteenth century, it would be that which Benjamin Fr...

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• Grade Level: Graduate

... 1975 and the McGraw-Hill Book Company in New York published it. This book goes thought the live of six Americans: Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Sojourner Truth, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Henry David Thoreau. It shows their true character. Benjamin Franklin was a jack-of-all-trades and master of many. No other American, except possibly Thomas Jefferson, has done so ... ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School