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Overview Of Upton Sinclair's The Flivver King

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Upton Sinclair’s novel “The Flivver King: A Story of Ford- America” shows the growth of the automobile industry in the 20th century. The perseverance of Henry Ford, and his never ending struggle to overcome adversity, changed the future of transportation for the world. Ford’s desire for inexpensive cars for everyone, and his perfection of the assembly line revolutionized America as we know it today.
Ford was the first man to flawlessly perfect the process of making cars. The transportation field did exist before Ford’s cars came out. His ideas were ones that had been tried before, they were based off of previous findings of others. The thing that separates Ford and his brand is the ability for him to maximize the product he receives for …show more content…

The Industrial Revolution was happening and it was changing the world around them. The areas taxes and prices of goods raised when the company introduced the bonus checks and higher wages for its employees. It was hard to know exactly what was happening as an employee because most of the laborers had no formal business education, they all did not understand simple day to day business situations. The only people truly profiting from the business was the owner. The laborers, although highly paid, were underpaid at times for the amount of interest the company caused to be put on the items around them. These items including, buying houses, the rent on homes, groceries, etc. Everyone had to change their prices because “who would work in Highland Park for the old wages, when he too had to had to pay higher rents and higher prices for food?” ( Sinclair. 31). The laborers at times were not being compensated enough from the company to account for what the company was changing in the community. Although at other times the workers had more than enough to live off of, it depended on the economy around them. When the economy boomed so did the workers, but at certain times starting out, business men questioned if they were getting a good deal or not. (Sinclair, 30- 35). 
 Henry Ford represents corporate America by creating the Ford brand and by making the biggest impact in American history. …show more content…

Ford's desire to help the masses and his want for peace and prosperity to America are what framed the groundwork for the future world. He perfected the automobile field and created a stable workplace for many Americans. His perfection of the assembly line, and the legacy of Ford being an economically practical car are still what the Ford brand is known for today. Henry Ford's wish for his car to be all around the world at a reasonable price is a legacy he left behind and is still being accomplished to this

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