Benjamin Franklin’s Reasons For Writing Autobiography – Flashcards

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"Pleasure in obtaining any little Anecdote or my Ancestors"
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Franklin recalls his own pleasure in gathering anecdotal stories about those in his genealogical line
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"imagines it may be equally agreeable to you to know the Circumstances of my Life"
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Benjamin Franklin hopes that others will find gratification in his words, as he has found it in others
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"Having emerg'd from the Poverty and Obscurity in which I was born & bred, to a State of Affluence & some Degree of Reputation in the World, and having gone so far thro' Life with a considerable Share of Felicity, the conducing Means I made use of, which, with the Blessing of God, so well succeeded, my Posterity may like to know, as they may find some of them suitable to their own Situations, & therefore fit to be imitated."
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He wished to share the details of his life that led him to success
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"The next Thing most like living one's Life over again, seems to be a recollection of that Life"
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Franklin says recalling his life is the next best thing to living life over again.
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"To make that Recollection as durable as possible, the putting it down in Writing."
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He wants his stories to persist for generations
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"I shall indulge the Inclination so natural in old Men, to be talking of themselves and thier own past Actions, adn I shall indulge it... perhaps I shall a good deal gratify my own Vanity."
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Franklin wants to indulge himself
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"I speak of thanking God, I desire with all Humility to acknowledge, that I owe the mention'd Happiness of my past Life to his kind Providence, which led me to the Means I us'd & gave them Success."
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Franklin wrote to thank God for his success
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Initial reason of writing the Autobiography
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For Franklin's son
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Autobiography is a resource for what?
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figuring out how to write your own autobiography
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