<p>When you are writing an essay about an autobiography, would you use present or past tense. </p>
<p>Like...if you are talking about the autobiography of Benjy.</p>
<p>In Benjamin Franklin's case, knowledge opens the doors to freedom</p>
<p>or </p>
<p>In Benjamin Frankin's case, knowledge opened the doors to freedom.</p>
<p>i'd probably go with past tense, since Ben Franklin is dead. But then, i do tend to get yelled at a lot for using the wrong tense, so take it with a grain of salt.</p>
<p>I'd say past, but I think it depends on the context. Show me the paragraph you used that thought in and I'll be able to make a better call.</p>
<p>past tense</p>