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- 1. Open EndedWhy did Franklin submit this essay under a pen name? Hint: read the note at the bottom of the page.
- 2. Open EndedHow does Silence get into her dream vision?
- 3. Open EndedWhy are the parents a target of satire?
- 4. Open EndedWho are the two porters at the Temple of Learning? Which one actually opens the door? What is the implied criticism of the university? Why do you think Franklin might be sensitive about the money issue?
- 5. Open EndedWhy was it clever of Franklin to show that Learning herself was reading The New England Courant?
- 6. Open EndedLook at the four women sitting by learning; why is English unveiled but Greek, Latin, and Hebrew veiled? What is the target of satire?
- 7. Open EndedWhy are Idleness and Ignorance at the foot of the throne of Learning? What is the implication (who is being criticized and for what)?
- 8. Open EndedWhen the school has the usual "Ceremonies at an End" or its graduation, what does he say about the graduates?
- 9. Open EndedOnce graduated, many students next head to the Temple of Theology for graduate work. Why? What's the criticism? Hint: look up the word "pecunia."
- 10. Open EndedOnce Silence awakens from her dream, her boarder reveals the specific application of her dream. What specific university is the target of the satire?
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