Hawthorne uses anecdotes in his Biography of Benjamin Franklin to amuse his readers and reveal the character of Ben Franklin. Ho
w does the anecdote in Sec. 59 reveal Franklin's character? A. It tells us that Franklin was a religious man and what religion he belonged to. B. It shows Franklin's humble beginnings and sets up a contrast with his later success and fame. C. It shows that Franklin as young man was a wanderer with no purpose or ambition in life.
The correct answer is C. It shows that Franklin, as a young man, was a wanderer with no purpose or ambition in life.
Explanation
Section 59 of the Biography of Benjamin Franklin of Hawthorne talks about Franklin's youth, highlighting that he had no ambition for life by saying that "he has not told us whether his slumbers were visited by any dreams". In addition, he emphasizes that he had no expectations about his future, so it was unimaginable for him that he would become the important person that he was by saying that "But it would have been a strange dream, indeed, and an incredible one, that should have foretold how great a man he was destined to become, and how much he would be honored in that very city where he was not friendless and unknown". From the above, the correct answer is C. It shows that Franklin as a young man was a vagabond with no purpose or ambition in life.
If newspapers had been printed monthly instead of daily, The
Federalist Papers would have been less successful. The Federalist Papers had essays which were
printed in the newspapers, with three or four pieces of them each week. If they
were printed monthly instead, they wouldn’t be able to reach as much people.
In my experience you have two choices. You can either work during the week doing something you are not passionate about but make more money and do whatever you want on the weekends, or you can work for what you are passionate about 24/7 but make less money.
Personally I will pursue the second option because I feel that life is too short for me to live out my days in a box office.
