Themes
Key
LitCharts assigns a color and icon to each theme in The Flivver King, which you can use to track the themes throughout the work.
Capitalism and Dehumanization
American Idealism and Disillusionment
Misinformation, Media Bias, and Ignorance
Individualism vs. Unionization
Technology and Progress
Summary
Analysis
Every day, Abner comes home in the afternoon and reads the newspaper. He is pleased that Ford is trying to end the war, believing that Ford is the greatest man in the world. From the paper, Abner learns about the peace ship, where people gathered to discuss the importance of ending the war. Ford caught the flu, however, and had to stay in his cabin while people visited him, clamoring for his ear and his input.
Ford has now reached the level not just of a captain of industry, but also of a politician or world leader. Because of his business success, he is starting to take on the manner of a king, with people visiting him in his chambers.
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