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The Whistle by Ben Franklin

Summary When Ben was a child he bought a single whistle for all the money he had. He got ripped off. Ben’s brothers and sisters made fun of him till the point that he cried. Even though Ben enjoyed his whistle he was aware that he paid too much. Later in life he saw people being too ambitious, too popular etc. His whistle helped Ben know the true values of what something is worth.

Correlation “You pay too much for your whistle.” Ben writes this line multiple times through out the piece. Ben writes this because he observes people giving so much for so little. The people don’t know the true value of what they are pursuing. “What a pity, say I, that she should pay so much for a whistle.” Ben also writes about how people should also pay more for what your worth. In this case a pretty girl marries a bad man and instead should have married a gentleman.

Reflection This short story written by Ben Franklin shows about the true value of what something is worth. Ben Franklin found this out when he was seven years old and ever since then he has noticed other people make the same mistake he made. This is evident in today’s society. People are still making the same mistakes they have made since the beginning of time.