LITERATURE QUESTIONS
PURITAN LITERATURE
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silence
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humilty
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order
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temperance
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Detailed explanation-1: -The virtue of order gave Franklin the most difficulty. Franklin is quick to give up on his efforts because he saw Little progress and settles for the “speckled ox."
Detailed explanation-2: -In truth, Franklin struggled with humility throughout his life, but was always mindful of it. It’s quite the list of virtues and certainly nothing easy to live up to. Even so, Franklin worked at these virtues throughout his life, but how he did so is just as interesting.
Detailed explanation-3: -Specifically, he tended to speak to others in a way that made constructive discussions difficult. And so, the eager-to-improve young Franklin quickly added a 13th virtue to his list-which by his estimation, became the most useful. That was humility.
Detailed explanation-4: -He decided that 13 virtues were either necessary or desirable, arranged them so that the first acquired could help in assimilating the second, and so on: 1. TEMPERANCE: Eat not to Dulness. Drink not to Elevation.