The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

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All Themes Industriousness Vanity and Humility Error and Correction Self-Improvement and Self-Education Public Projects, Communality, and Civic Duty

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All Characters Benjamin Franklin Josiah Franklin

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Themes

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Industriousness
Vanity and Humility
Error and Correction
Self-Improvement and Self-Education
Public Projects, Communality, and Civic Duty

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Benjamin Franklin
Josiah Franklin

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All Symbols
Errata
Vernon’s Money

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Fournier, Jacob. "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 10 Mar 2014. Web. 24 Jan 2020.

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Fournier, Jacob. "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin." LitCharts LLC, March 10, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2020. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-autobiography-of-benjamin-franklin.

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