American Literature 2200 MWF 8-8:50 Jonathan Edwards and Benjamin Franklin are two very respected authors in our time, but never had the pleasure of knowing one another in their own time. Edwards and Franklin possessed common views regarding their pride and desire to improve themselves; however they differed in their views of perfection and their reaching of understanding about it. Benjamin dealt with his pride on many occasions, and even called pride the “true evil sin.” …showed first 75 words of 791 total…

…showed last 75 words of 791 total…and Franklin possessed common views regarding their pride and desire to improve themselves. However they differed in their views of perfection and their reaching of understanding about it. Franklin and Edwards took different views on going about achieving self improvement, but Franklin and Edwards still had much in common dealing with their pride and learning that it may be the “true evil sin” that is unconquerable. Bibliography The Norton Anthology American Literature Fifth Edition Volume 1