Benjamin Franklin part three

Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography seems to follow the same progression as how he would desire someone to live their life. His first part begins by saying he isn’t perfect and tells tales of both triumphs and defeats in Franklin’s life. He is honest in his assessment of his own life, and though he does some cushioning of his faults by using beautiful prose, he is still open with his faults. Even admitting to going after his good friend’s love interest. This very much like the youthful stage in life, where mistakes are made and knowledge is gained through them. The second part of his autobiography goes on to work on his virtues and attempt to perfect himself, at least in the eyes of others. Young adulthood shines through with the development of morals and “character”. Each of the stages has less and less faults than the previous. Finally, in his third section of his autobiography Franklin comes across as almost faultless. He shows not one instance of his making any real mistakes. The entire section is a continuous praising of himself and all the wonderful accomplishments he did. He always knows better than the common man and even better than those who should know more than him, such as a general. Nothing gets done without him and he is placed in positions of power without asking or showing any interest in power, is what he is trying to show. However, this simply does not happen. Without some show of a desire to be in power, no one would try to put you into power because without desire you may not perform well in your position. His complete lack of faults in the third section is unrealistic and shows Benjamin Franklin completing his outward appearance of perfection.