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A 5 page paper which examines the persona presented by Franklin and how this persona suits the purpose of the writing. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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amazing life, Franklin traveled in aristocratic circles and conversed with kings, he never forgot his humble origins. He always retained his common touch, with which his colonial public easily
identified. His Poor Richards Almanac established an immediate rapport with eighteenth-century readers for its common sense approach to life and morality. Although it was well known that the
Almanac was the creation of Benjamin Franklin, it was through his persona as Poor Richard Saunders that enabled him to connect with his readers on a basic level. He
could articulate his own thoughts on ethical matters through this fictitious literary alter ego more freely than he could as the illustrious Benjamin Franklin. In Franklins popular The Way
to Wealth, the persona of Poor Richard echoes throughout, but there is a perceptive use of a fictional characterization that enables the work to serve not only as a guide
to proper behavior, but also elevates it to the level of highly entertaining satire. Franklin immediately reveals the works structure in the carefully worded Preface, in which references
to the "eminent author" are always featured in quotation marks (LeMay 216). This immediately arouses the suspicions of the reader, warning them that perhaps his words are not to
be taken seriously, but could be regarded as jocular or parodying. Unlike the more straightforward almanac, from which many of the popular sayings are repeated, The Way to Wealth
is a considerably more sophisticated, multi-layered approach. The text is presented as a dialogue among people who are discussing the problems of the day, such as high taxes, avarice
and leisure time while awaiting the opening of local merchants auction. There is a rather pompous old gentleman, referred to as "Father Abraham," who is lecturing the public on
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