Both of them write about modern history of China,yet,they are widely divergent in the content,way and motive of writing,representing two different types of writing of history in novels,the orbit of their transmutation is just the epitome of the evolution of modern historic novels.

By analyzing the writing motive of Franklin for his autobiography,the essay probes into the thoughts and propositions that Franklin wanted to express,and regards the educative function as the motives for Franklin s Autobiography,assuming that Franklin,starting from his educative motives,expresses his deep thoughts from two aspects of"self,"i.