Andrew Murray's Response to Benjamin Franklin Autobiography Part 1

The most intriguing aspect of Benjamin Franklin's autobiography in my opinion was his ability to unfold the story using words as if you were watching in in a movie. When Franklin wrote, he did not just write about himself, most of his writing deals greatly with his relationships with other people he knew or met throughout his life. It was easy to tell that he was an incredible writer by the way he's able to incorporate every detail into his memoirs, each story he told had a different theme and tone relating to what was going on in his life. What was very interesting to read was that Franklin was a paper boy before he became published at his brother's newspaper in Boston. Even when he was a gifted writer, he proved to be very humble about it seen through these lines,"They read it, commented on it in my hearing, and I had the exquisite pleasure of finding it met with their approbation, and that, in their different guesses at the author, none were named but men of some character among us for learning and ingenuity. I suppose now that I was rather lucky in my judges, and that perhaps they were not really so very good ones as I then esteem'd them"(20). His life epitomizes the American dream because of his constant rise to success and how he did it on his own by constantly studying, reading, and opening himself up to new ideas and people.

1. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. We are not always going to agree on everything said so it's better to go into a discussion with an open mindset to hear new ideas and thoughts.

2. Respect what others have to say, allow other to share their thoughts and agree not to judge what he/she might be saying.

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