Franklin's reference to the Tower of Babel is an allusion to a Christian biblical reference. According to the reference, people wanted to build a great tower to reach the heavens, but their speech was changed so they could not talk to one another anymore. The people were scattered all over the world so they could no longer work together to complete the tower. What is Franklin's purpose for using this allusion? A painting by Pieter Bruegel of the Tower of Babel, which Benjamin Franklin referenced during his speech in the Convention. The Tower of Babel by Pieter Bruegel the Elder A Franklin wants to test the delegates' knowledge of the Bible to prove they are devoted Christians. B Franklin wants to persuade the delegates to build their own tower to store the Constitution so other nations cannot destroy it. C Franklin wants to warn the delegates that their disputes might cause the Constitution to never be established.