![]() It is also the very first American “rags to riches” story and as is common these days in almost any story of the self, that story of the self is intended to serve as a light to others, as a “self-help” book¹.įranklin lays out his self-help philosophy for the reader in his 13 virtues. ![]() Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography is considered the first secular, English language autobiography. We see this “image production” in autobiographies all the time. Rarely, do our modern autobiographies show the world our pain, our sensitivity, our struggle, or our humanity. ![]() It tells the story of their life past and present and sells the most perfect version of themselves. On social media every human becomes the publisher of their autobiography. A time when every human has their own story to tell and an audience to listen. ![]()
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