Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin was a very original man and a famous one for it.  He is responsible for many of the things in our nations history to this day.  He was around and was apart of the writing of the Declaration of Independence, he created a chart or point system to help better himself, and a lot more.  The point system was using his thirteen virtues he wrote and putting them into play.  He would work on one for the first week and put a dot on the day if he needed to work on it some more.  The next week he would add another virtue and do the same process over until he got to thirteen, then he would start over again.

Besides being one of the most famous men in American History, he was a very accomplished writer.  Benjamin Franklin's writing style was more of a factual type and didn't include a lot of religion.  Of course it was an important thing to him, but instead of using examples in context from the bible, he would adapt them to real life stories.  Being a Diest, Franklin's writings were unlike William Bradford's or Mary Rowlandson's in a very big way.  Since Franklin's writings were from a later time period, they didn't rely so heavily on religion because they were fairly secure as a country.  I know it is horrible to say, but when they didn't need help from God, they didn't ask for it, thank Him, or acknowledge Him at all.  William Bradford and Mary Rowlandson were Puritain's and their beliefs relied heavily on God.  They did everything based off of what they thought God had told them to do.  And since they lived their lives for Jesus, their writing styles had a lot to do with religion.  Although there is such a difference between Franklin's writing style and Bradford's or Rowlandson's, there were a few similarities too.  Benjamin Franklin for instance, didn't incorporate religion into his writings, but he did expect people to help him with anything he needed help with because of their good personality and kind hearts.  Franklin lead people through common sense or Rationalism and thought through his decisions possessing and figuring out which way would be the best to teach or lead the people.  Although Franklin did not use religion in his writings doesn't mean he isn't religious, but it is disrespectful to God if he did believe.  It doesnt bother me too much because Franklin is a national figure, but I do wish that I could make him more of my role model if he did believe in religion more.  Basically, in short terms, Benjamin Franklin did everything a good Christian or religious man would do without the religion.  I don't think that he should be disrespected for this, but I do feel that it should be known more to the people and not a give-away.  Don't get me wrong, Benjamin Franklin was a great man and loved most.  "she offered to lodge me until a passage by some other boat occurred (Franklin 107)."  All in all, I respect Benjamin Franklin, and accept everything that happened based on the simple idea that we have no control over what already happened.



Bradford, William. "from of Plymouth Plantation." Comp. Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Ph.D. and Douglas Fisher, Ph.D. Glencoe Literature. American Literature ed. Columbus: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2009. 15, 62-67. Print.

Franklin, Benjamin. "from The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin." Comp. Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Ph.D. and Douglas Fisher, Ph.D. Glencoe Literature. American Literature ed. Columbus: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2009. 104-108. Print.


Rowlandson, Mary. "A Narrative of Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson." Comp. Jeffrey D. Wilhelm, Ph.D. and Douglas Fisher, Ph.D. Glencoe Literature. American Literature ed. Columbus: McGraw-Hill Companies, 2009. 82-85. Print.