Rhetorical Analysis Of Benjamin Franklin

Franklin gives advice without recognizing he is doing it. When the reader views his thoughts on his own work, they see that he strived to be better and was improving himself as much as he could. For example, he writes of how he “discover’d some of my Faults and corrected them” when comparing his works to the original. Throughout the first piece, he showed ambition, improvement, and self-motivation. Franklin also writes about not giving up when he couldn’t find work as a Printer. He went from Boston to New York to Philadelphia to find a job. During this time he underwent sickness and fever, hunger, poverty, etc. Not only that, but he had to start from the beginning in each place to get to know people and make connections in order to get him a job.
He also directly gave advice to his audience with his “Thirteen Names of Virtues.” These virtues are basic keys to living a good life. Not only did he present these virtues, but he also practiced them. By sharing this information, it leads the reader to believe that if they follow the same regime, they may also become successful as Benjamin