Read the following excerpt from the passage.
Mr. Franklin was a wise man, and when he found his son bent on a sailor's life, determined to give him a taste of it, in the hope that this would be enough. John was therefore taken from school at the age of thirteen, and sent in a merchantman to Lisbon. The Bay of Biscay, however, did not cure his enthusiasm; and so we next find John Franklin as a midshipman on board the Polyphemus, seventy-four guns.
What two ideas do these sentences reveal about the author's point of view?

The author is indifferent about John Franklin's determination.
The author believes Mr. Franklin's plan reinforces his son's ambition.
The author thinks John Franklin was too young to sail.
The author supports Mr. Franklin's strategy to deter his son.
The author admires John Franklin for his unwavering enthusiasm. e

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