Prism of prose: Source

What is the source? That is the question asked of Ben Franklin by George Whitefield in the movie “A Great Awakening” (Sight and Sound Films, 2026). Franklin had been demonstrating how he had harnessed lightning. He could name the components of his invention. He didn’t have much of an answer to Whitefield’s question. An answer to the question would require a much deeper knowledge than Franklin’s ex…