Benjamin Franklin As A Model For Freedom
Benjamin Franklin is considered to be one of the greatest public figures in history. He was a politician, inventor, writer, and was one of the Founding Fathers of our nation, despite coming from humble origins. In his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin presents himself as a model for being the kind of American that others should imitate and strive to be. He discusses the difficulties he faced when he was younger and how he overcame those obstacles. Ben Franklin struggled to gain liberty from his bound servitude, but eventually he was able to gain his freedom and went on to improve himself by focusing on developing his intelligence and morals. However, he decided that bettering himself was not enough so he turned his attention to help improve
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There were people that faced obstacles that prevented them from trying to improve their lives. Those who lived in the countryside or on the frontier could not follow Franklin’s advice because they led difficult lives and struggled to survive. They had to spend most of their time working on their farms and had to make everything they needed by hand. Additionally, the ideas Franklin promoted did not apply to them for the most part. For example, one of the virtues Franklin promoted was frugality. The people living in the countryside or frontier had no other option than to live frugally because they did not have a lot of money and because they did not have access to many resources since they do not live in populated areas. Poor people also could not follow his advice since they were not able to afford his almanac. They have to work hard all day and had to spend their money on basic necessities. Not everyone could be like Franklin because even though he had to work hard to get where he was, he was lucky enough to have opportunities to advance his status, where other people might not have. For example, while his family were poor, they were still able to send him to school to learn how to read and write. He also had an older brother that could take him in and become his apprentice. Poor people and people that lived in the countryside or frontier do not have access to schools or are lucky enough to have relatives give them a
There were people that faced obstacles that prevented them from trying to improve their lives. Those who lived in the countryside or on the frontier could not follow Franklin’s advice because they led difficult lives and struggled to survive. They had to spend most of their time working on their farms and had to make everything they needed by hand. Additionally, the ideas Franklin promoted did not apply to them for the most part. For example, one of the virtues Franklin promoted was frugality. The people living in the countryside or frontier had no other option than to live frugally because they did not have a lot of money and because they did not have access to many resources since they do not live in populated areas. Poor people also could not follow his advice since they were not able to afford his almanac. They have to work hard all day and had to spend their money on basic necessities. Not everyone could be like Franklin because even though he had to work hard to get where he was, he was lucky enough to have opportunities to advance his status, where other people might not have. For example, while his family were poor, they were still able to send him to school to learn how to read and write. He also had an older brother that could take him in and become his apprentice. Poor people and people that lived in the countryside or frontier do not have access to schools or are lucky enough to have relatives give them a