Benjamin Franklin by Katherine Q.

 

There are millions of outstanding people in this world who’ve overcame obstacles in their life. Many people have overcome adversity, but only their mindset and choices will affect if this is a positive or negative outcome. Those who stay strong during these difficulties are successful. One person who never gave up was Benjamin Franklin; he overcame problems during his early life, education, and solitary life. 

To begin with, Benjamin Franklin had a rough childhood. In learningliftoff.com we can read he was son of a soap and candle maker. This basically means he grew up with very low chances of been successful. Another obstacle he faced was that his brother was a cruel task maker. To explain this idea, his older brother and him ran a print shop, but his brother wouldn’t let him publish any of his work and would beat him up. This same website also tells us he suffered from hunger. Trying to escape his brother, Benjamin ended up in Philadelphia, where he had nothing to eat. Regardless of his difficulties during his early life, he became a successful man. 

Additionally, he faced adversity in his education. The website prezi.com tells us he was not very smart. Furthermore, he had poor education, which normally doesn’t foster success. According to this same website, he didn’t have a proper education. He only attended school for two years and was forced to leave after that. So, he didn’t have the guidance and knowledge other kids had. Also, he had no idea about what he needed to succeed in life. Since he had a poor education, he had no clue on how to make a name for himself. Benjamin had a rough education, but he achieved his dreams and even more. 

Lastly, he overcame obstacles during his solitary life. According to bartleby.com, he had no money to pay the people of the boat, for his voyage when he arrived in Philadelphia. Furthermore, with hopes of becoming a new self-made man, he traveled to Philadelphia but had no money. He rowed the boat to Philadelphia and the people from the boat refused his payment, so he had no way to pay them. Also, he couldn’t find a long stable job. He always faced problems at every new job he joined. In this same source, we can read his work got criticized. In other words, his book always attracted negative critics. Despite everything he went through, he never gave up. 

To conclude, Benjamin Franklin was a brave man who overcame adversity. He had a difficult childhood, a rough education, and also overcame obstacles during his solitary life. He went through so much, so many difficulties and still found his way to success. He was a founding father and a polymath, inventor, scientist, printer, politician, freemason, and diplomat. He was an outstanding man who never gave up and defeated adversity.