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A 5 page paper which examines Benjamin
Franklin's autobiography and discusses what he saw as the American identity, and what he
saw was necessary in constructing this identity. The paper also discusses where he seems
to contradict himself. No additional sources cited.
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5 pages (~225 words per page)
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of the country, but one that was deeply engaged in spiritual and social matters as well. he was a man who tried to be humble, and perhaps succeeded in some
cases. He was a man who presented the country with a simple and honorable ideal as it related to the American identity. His autobiography is a work in which he
not only presents the reader with a summation of his life and his adventures, but a book that also tells us what he feels some of the most important traits
of the American self should perhaps be. In the following paper we examine what these traits appear to be, and then discuss their validity, then and today. The paper finishes
by examining where Franklin may have indicated how he went against his own definition of the American self. Ideal American Identity It should be noted, first and foremost,
that while Franklins work does allude to many different ways in which people, himself included, could be true individuals, true American identities, his work is also filled with many experiences
and meetings that seem to intermix with his focus on any kind of identity. In essence, what this means is that much of his definition of self as it relates
to Americans is scattered and often vague. Bearing this in mind we turn to the philosophical endeavors presented by Franklin as it pertains to ones identity. Franklin essentially constructs his
approach to self, or identity, never really calling it self or identity, by presenting us with his musings and his theories. He scatters such introspection throughout his work, mixing it
with encounters and various experiences and perceptions. In one of these musings we see Franklin focusing on integrity and sincerity, stating, "I grew convincd that truth, sincerity and integrity in
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