Henry Ford 4
I found Henry Ford to be a very interesting person to learn about. Throughout Ragtime, Henry Ford played a small, but important role. He enlightened people about his great inventions. The car was a symbol in this book for wealth and luxury. The car caused commotion with some people, when they saw people thought to be inferior to them driving. Henry Ford was born in 1863 in Dearborn, Michigan. Ford lived and served a good, peaceful life. His inventions will always be used, and that made him an even more brilliant man than he already was. Billions of people use his inventions every day. Once the invention of his car came out, it was a major success. People did not just want the car for luxury; but it was for a means of transportation. Ford brought a whole new meaning to life in America. He is the reason for present and future technological development, because of his inventions. His inventions gave other inventors ideas, which then flourished across the world. To many he is a great inventor, but to me, he is the greatest of all time. The author, E. L. Doctorow, portrayed Ford like a person from royalty. He made it seem like Henry Ford was the smartest man, and it was a
privilege to be in his presence. After reading about him, I agree completely with the author. It seemed Ford was into nature, and was a quiet and peaceful man. "With his father's blessing, he moved to Detroit and started working at the Michigan Car Company for $1.10 a day. Ford was so brilliant, that he was fired shortly after because he angered the older employees by making repairs in a half hour instead of the usual five hours" (Edison). The first time Ford was introduced in Ragtime, it caught my attention quickly. The author wrote that when the people saw him in their presence they had tears in their eyes. It says, "Henry Ford had once been an ordinary automobile manufacturer. He had caused a machine to replicate itself endlessly. His executives and managers and assistants crowded around him to shake his hand. Tears were in their eyes" (Page 113). I think people really thought he was one of the smartest people they knew, because it seems he figured out how to make everything easier. Henry Ford produced cars in the book, and he taught his workers how to do it quickly and efficiently. He started producing three thousand cars a month, because it was important to get as many cars out as possible since they were in demand. Henry Ford didn't have a huge part in the book, but his presence was felt. The main thing Ford brought to the book was the automobile. In 1891, Ford became an engineer with the Edison Illuminating Company in Detroit. Ford now dedicated his life to industrial pursuits. His promotion to Chief Engineer in 1893 gave him enough time and money to pay attention to his personal experiments on internal combustion engines. Henry Ford was born the first of William and Mary Ford's six children. He grew up on a farm in Dearborn, Michigan. Henry spent days in a one- room school and doing farm chores. At an early age, he showed an interest in mechanical things and a hate for farm work. In Ragtime, the car showed wealth and luxury for those who drove it. Coalhouse drove a car in the book, which showed he was well- to- do. There was a little commotion though, because not everyone thought
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Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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