Discussion
Go to The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin. Please read "Part II: Beginning Life as a Printer". Read this before completing the Discussion below.
How do Franklin's ideal of success and his notion of the "self-made man" conflict with or grow out of Puritan theology? How have Franklin's ideals influenced later American writers? How did later Americans challenge and trans- form the model of the "self-made man"? Don't forget to make modern-day connections in your responses!
The response should include a reference list. Double-space, using Times New Roman 12 pnt font, one-inch margins, and APA style of writing and citations.