In this section of his autobiography, Franklin discusses one of his projects. Read the passage, then answer the
question
My intention being to acquire ... these virtues, I judg'd it
would be well not to distract my attention by attempting
the whole at once, but to fix it on one of them at a time;
and, when I should be master of that, then to proceed to
another, and so on, till I should have gone thro' the
thirteen; and, as the previous acquisition of some might
facilitate the acquisition of certain others, I arrang'd them
with that view, as they stand above.
-The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin,
Benjamin Franklin
Which statement best summarizes the main idea of the
passage?
Franklin provides step-by-step instructions for
improving morality
Franklin plans to improve his character one virtue at
a time.
* Franklin lists the most important virtues in his life
and explains them.
Franklin wants to convey what readers should do to
improve their own lives.