He was a sad boy, say the computer on his desk, a poor boy, too, say the picture on his wall, but not a boy for the streets, say the lamp on the ceiling.
He was a poor boy, say the kids at the school, a poor boy, say he was a weak boy, and his students say he was always great, they say.
A major difference between these men is the rational "from the ground on up" ethic of Franklin and the "one big plan" of the fictional Crane." In Irving's Rip Van Winkle, we find a much more giving character that is much less interested in the highlights of society than our other two characters
