Comparision of the Autobiography of Obama and the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Table of Contents

Introduction1

Thesis Statement1

Dreams from my Father2

Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin3

Points of Differences6

Theme of Autobiographies6

Tone6

Writing Style7

Points of Similarities8

Struggle8

Honesty8

References9

Comparision of the Autobiography of Obama and the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin

Introduction

'The Dreams from my Father' is an autobiography of Obama. The book was published in the year 1995. The themes that have presented in the book include racism, events from the life of Obama, and race relations. In this paper, the autobiography will be compared with the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, written in the year 1971. The autobiography of Benjamin Franklin has laid the foundation for a life characterized with self authority and self education.

When Barack Obama published his autobiography, "Dreams From My Father," about racial identity in 1995, he talked with his neighborhood newspaper in Illinois, the Hyde Park Citizen, about the economic disparities he had seen while exploring the world as a child and young adult. The thing that is similar in both autobiographies is that both authors have shared their life stories and followed a particular theme throughout the book. For instance, the theme of the autobiography of Obama is racism and related issues with African American. Another similarity between the writings of both authors is that they have lived their life on the rules set by them. Their rules and perceptions helped them in achieving success in all walks of life.

On the other side, The differences between the writings of two authors are largely because of the differences in the time periods they lived.

Thesis Statement

Although, Dreams from my father and the autobiography of Benjamin Franklin are different in terms of the tone, themes, and writing style, there are some similarities that exist among them including the honesty of authors and discussion of their struggles.

Dreams from my Father

Before being a politician, Barack Obama was an author. The book named Dreams from my father is an autobiography that has been written by Omaba. The book has discussed the life of Obama and has been divided into three parts. The book starts from the birth of Obama in Honolulu. In the book, Obama discussed the emotional trip of his father homeland that was Kenya. The book written by Obama is very compelling. In the book, the author has discussed the

Part 1 was an introduction to this essay, explaining the various areas of Obama's life and that of the African American that I would be dealing with. Throughout Dreams from My Father, an autobiography by Barack Obama, many different concepts are examined in relation to the individual, the community, and how the two relate or conflict with each other. Barack's identity is located and defined as an individual who developed his own beliefs and morals with disregard to the negativity of the community. His identity is then held when he grows with the beliefs, remaining true to what he supports throughout his life. Meanwhile the concept of a community is demonstrated through Barrack's determination to organize community movements in an ...