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Title- Benjamin Franklin. Author- William B. Wilcox Complete Description of Characters- Benjamin Franklin- Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor. Now, before he became an inventor, his father worked in a factory. Then he goes to Philadelphia. Benjamin Franklin’s characterization is that he is a smart and an intelligent person. Benjamin Franklin is a smart and an intelligent person because he invented many things. He invented the bifocals. Now the bifocal is glasses that lets you see farness and lets you see near. Also Benjamin Franklin invented the Benjamin Stove. He invented many things, but he discovered how electricity travels. He got a kite and tied a key at the end of the kite. It was a stormy night and he got struck by lightning. Summary- Benjamin Franklin born in 1706 in Boston was the 15th of his father's 17 children. He went to school when he was a child, with the intention of becoming a minister, as his father named Josiah, wanted to. However, that idea was dropped after Franklin showed an eager interest in reading and writing