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1、【NOVELS&ESSAYS】TheAutobiography1.WhydidFranklinwritehisAutobiography?Franklinsaysthatbecausehissonmaywishtoknowabouthislife,heistakinghisoneweekvacationintheEnglishcountrysidetorecordhispast.Healsosaysthathehasenjoyedhislifeandwouldliketorepeatit.Franklinbeginsbystatingfivereasonsforwr
2、itinghisAutobiography.First,sincehehasalwaysenjoyedanecdotesabouthisancestors,hehopeshisownlifestorywillinteresthisson.Second,sincehewasapoorboywhofoundfameandfortune,hehopeshisstorywillprovideotherswithagoodmodeltoimitate.Third,sincehecan'trelivehislifeashewouldliketodo,hewillreliveit
3、throughmemories,andbyrecordingthememories,makehislifedurable.Fourth,hiswritingwillallowhimtoreminiscewithoutboringanylisteners.Andfifth,hisaccountwillgratifyhisvanity.2.WhatmadeFranklindecidetoleavethebrothertowhomhehadbeenapprenticed?Hisbrotherwaspassionate,andhadoftenbeatenhim.Theave
4、rsiontoarbitrarypowerthathasstucktohimthroughhiswholelife.Afterabrushwiththelaw,Franklinlefthisbrother.3.HowdidhearriveinPhiladelphia?FirsthesetoutinaboatforAmboy,theboatdroppedhimoffabout50milesfromBurlington.ThenextdayhereachedBurlingtononfoot,andinBurlingtonhefoundaboatwhichwasgoing
5、towardsPhiladelphia.Hearrivedthereabouteightornineo’clock,ontheSundaymorningandlandedattheMarketStreetwharf.4.Whatfeaturesdoyoufindinthestyleoftheaboveselection?ItisthepatternofPuritansimplicity,directness,andconcision.Thenarrativeislucid(易懂的),thestructureissimple,theimageryishomely(朴素
6、的).Franklinbelievesthatgoodwritingwassmooth,clear,andshort.ItisanamusingtosaythatFranklin'sprosemeetshispersonalcriteria.Thesimplicityofthestyleisaverydominantcharacteristic.Hisobjectivetonealsoisanimportantstylisticcharacteristic.Hisapparentwillingnesstoacknowledgehisownimperfections,
7、andhisunderstatedaccountsofhisowntriumphs,makehimappearamanwhokeepsassharpaneyeonhimselfashedoesonothers.TheapparentobjectivityexplainsagreatdealofthetrustandconsequentadmirationtheAutobiographyinspires.AnotherpleasingstylisticcharacteristicisFranklin'swillingnesstospeculateaboutthee
