The Flivver King Character Analysis

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Who was once a hero, was now the villain in many regards; he was the protagonist at first, and after, became the antagonist after his fortune took over his morality. Henry Ford had well-meaning intentions at first. Truly wanting to connect the world, he wanted to create a car that everyone can afford and be able to enjoy. Although he achieved his goal of creating this car, the model T, several unintentional controversial ideologies were established along with it.
The Book, “The Flivver King”, was based around the Schutt family; who symbolized the mundane working class family at the time. Unqestionably, and naively loyal; Abner yearned to work for Henry Ford. Moreover, Abner Schutt grew up next door to Henry Ford. Almost everyone in the neighborhood to stop by, and the day Abner entered Henry Ford’s garage to see what “crazy Henry” was up to, he was entering a place he would never leave. Abner and his family were forever psychologically connected to Henry Ford; for better and for …show more content…

Like Abner, Henry Ford himself was not able to escape the unintended darkness he was creating. He was no longer the Henry Ford, who cared for the people, but a puppet of his money and power. Henry Ford drives by Tom and his wife are dragging themselves in the street and asks his chauffeur what is the matter prior to both men disregarding her as just “another drunk” before speeding away (Upton 212). At the end of his book, Sinclair stated that we have won the war; it wouldn’t have been called a war without an uphill battle to climb. Tom represented all the people that Dr. Bapson mentioned that would sacrifice everything for the cause, understanding the repercussions that could happen if they got caught. Basic human rights were worth fighting for because those rights are not an acceptable sacrifice to create more income for the

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