Question

Why did Franklin feel that he owed the men money for his passage on the ship?

Answer 1

Answer:

Franklin felt that he owned money to men for his passage on the ship because he took up the space and wanted to be generous.

Explanation:

In his autobiography, Benjamin Franklin, writes about his journey from being a lad who was had difficult childhood to being a self-made man.

In Part 1, Section 3, of the book, he recounts about his arrival in Philadelphia. He writes that how he was able to journey to Philadelphia with much difficulty. When Franklin was at Burington, he boarded on a boat and after he arrived at Philadelphia, he gave the boat owners extra shilling as he felt bad for taking up much space on the boat. Therefore, to be generous, he felt that he owed money to the boat owners.