How Is Benjamin Successful

In “The Autobiography”, Benjamin Franklin talks about his belief in rationalism. He bases his virtues and morals around rationalism. Benjamin Franklin’s beliefs of rationalism helped him acquired a strong drive to become morally perfect and he used an organized system to help him achieve his desire. Benjamin Franklin’s determination to reach his idea of moral perfection shows his use of rationalism.

Benjamin Braddock was a recent college graduate who had been raised by parents who followed this mind-set, but continued to stray further and further from this picture-perfect

When he was working for his brother, Benjamin was the apprentice of booksellers. While working for his brother all he really was giving to eat and drink was often only had a glass of water, handful of raisin and a slice of bread to eat.

Throughout literature, one is introduced to many characters, and there is always a reason that they are mentioned, whether it be the characters’ relationship to a certain person or just the person in general. In The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, he introduces the reader to many different characters within the first part of the book. There are three specific characters that really catch the eye, based off the information one is given, while reading. James Ralph, James Franklin and Samuel Keimer are all very important to Benjamin Franklin in many different ways. These characters show that people usually surround themselves with people that are similar to them and that one’s friends help shape their character. James Ralph was a person

As Benjamin transition out of adolescent, he constantly struggles with the decision regarding his future and to find the best way of becoming a man. Ironically, it is his relationship with Mrs. Robinson that helps Benjamin transformation

Benjamin was compassion. He thought about other people before him one example that Benjamin stated was “I gave the other two rolls to a woman and her child that came down the river in the boat.” While he could've ate all of the rolls he had he was kind to give his rolls away to a family,because he knew that the mom couldn’t afford to buy any food so he was nice to help them out.

Ben had to deal with a kinds of shame, he had his family ashamed of him and he was ashamed of himself. His whole family was disgraced the way he look and

Imagine you had all of the answers but you didn't share them or use them to your own advantage. Benjamin is the animal in the story that does this. It seems like he always knows what is going on but never wants to speak up about it. In the story when the pigs are try to teach all of the other animals about the alphabet and to teach them to read, benjamin does not want to be involved and learn because he already knows how to read but doesn't tell anyone that he can. He notices things that the other animals don’t throughout the story.

Early in Benjamin Franklins life, he faced a big challenge that led him to make choices to shape up his influencing character. It shows us that he had to work hard from an early age. This is a big challenge for him because he had to work from an early age along with becoming better academically. Growing up in a big family with so many siblings, he had to take care of himself. His father Josiah worked in a soap factory, along with making candles. Benjamin worked with his father until he was twelve years old, until he started to despise working with his father which made his father look for alternative jobs. Knowing Benjamin and his interest in education and books, his father suggested he worked for his older bother James, who was a printer.

Benjamin Franklin’s plan is very arduous; therefore it requires a lot of labor. The problem I found is that trying to follow the virtues requires breaking habits. Breaking habits can be very hard to do. This point is proved on the second page in the first part of Benjamin franklin’s autobiography. I don’t think that it helps in becoming more virtuous. The reason being is because you stress yourself out trying to master all of the virtues, and sometimes you might not even be able to master some. On pages two and three of the second part of Franklin’s autobiography he proves this. Written in these pages Franklin describes how pride and humility get the best of him and he is still not able to master these two virtues. I do not think that I would

Benjamin Franklin was a very complex man with many different sides to him. He wasn’t a man to follow the mundane. He was constantly seeking to become enlightened in most areas of his life. Though he was successful in a variety of areas, one area of struggle was his relationship with women.

Franklin states that “Having gone so far through life with a considerable share of felicity…fit to be imitated.” He calls the autobiography a model for happiness that could be useful to the common man, suitable for different situations. Perhaps the greatest lesson Ben teaches is the art of sociability. He is able to manipulate and persuade his fellow businessmen to climb the social ladder, achieving prominent success in the business world and garnering great wealth.

Benjamin strongly argues that being a being a “true collector,” specifically a book collector, involves more than just accumulating a collection of books. Benjamin states that “the relationship of a book collector to his possessions [involves] collecting rather than a collection” (Benjamin 60). One of his most passionate arguments is that the way you collect books is very important to the collection itself. If a collector searches for books that are hard to obtain, they might value the rarity of specific books. If a collector only buys books when traveling, they might value books as souvenirs of where they have been. If a collector holds on to stories that they write themselves, they may value their ability to write and the originality

In his article Benjamin criticizes the mechanical reproducing. In the beginning of his article Benjamin states that “a work of art has always been reproducible”; by student artist to practice, by masters, and by people who want to make profit. That was in the old times then he compares that with new “mechanical reproduction of work of art” which he thinks it is too excessive. “The Greek knew only two procedure of technically reproducing works of art: founding and stamping. Bronzes, terra cottas, and coins were the only art works which they could reproduce in quantity. All others were unique and could not be mechanically reproduced.” (Benjamin 2) He believes if something is unique then it should not be reproduced just like Greeks did in the old times. I really like how he lists and explains all other methods of reproducing which are; during the Middle Ages lithography was used then

Even though Ben's mother didn't have quite a good education she pushed and forced her sons to never give up because anyone can be successful.