Benjamin Franklin is one of the best-known founding fathers in the United States. His character, ingenuity and determination helped shape the country we live in today. Through his autobiography he talks about his upbringing and what factors led him to be the founding father we all know. The autobiography was written three times; England in 1771, France 1783 and the Americas 1788. Unfortunately Franklin died before it was finished, but what was done provides great insight into the man who helped shape a nation. We can see that in his writings he uses his morals to build the image of a kind-hearted, rational and caring founding father. Some points in his book also show how he stuck to these moral principles and the things he left out to help solidify them. Franklin's autobiography begins with his birth in Boston in 1706. As the 15th of 17 children, his father sent him to school. become a minister. “Josiah intended for Benjamin to join the clergy. However, Josiah could only afford to send his son to school for one year, and clergymen needed years of education. But because young Benjamin loved to read, he apprenticed him to his brother James, who was a printer. (Ushistory) During his apprenticeship with his brother, his fighting eventually led him to quit his job and move to Philadelphia where he found work for Samuel Keimer. He then went to England, where he spent 18 months working for a printing house. In 1726 he returned to America and founded a debating club called the Junto. In 1728 Ben took control of Pennsylvania Gzettette and made it profitable with the tools he learned in England. In 1730, Ben marries Deborah Reed and has two children with her. The autobiography stops for a while and then begins... halfway through the paper... I really think that. This may be because many things we now know he was a part of were done in privacy and could have gotten him killed. It would be a very risky undertaking to write about your plans to overthrow British rule in a time when it was not illegal for the English to come to your house whenever they wanted. I really like this book because of the way it promoted itself and I feel a very strong connection to the personality it is said to have. Education and social progress are issues I strongly believe in and the fact that he built hospitals, universities, libraries and investments in his city shows how ahead of his time he was, although I feel he might cry over how many of our states and our government are run today. Ben Franklin once said, “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I will remember. Involve me and I learn.”