Feb 3, 2015
Ford's Franklin
I found Ford’s point about Franklin being “neither a classical hero nor a saint” to be interesting because many of the criticisms Franklin gets are due to his hypocrisy or questionable moral character. Ford asserts that the purpose of the autobiography is to be less about the intricate details of Franklin’s life and more to be instructive to those reading so that they may know how to lead a virtuous and productive life in a new, democratic society that Franklin helped form.