Dos Passos describes an America which I am not familiar with... not 'American pie' or 'Friends'. It is one when Americans were building their foundation to dominate the world. It is one where all the hard work was being done to create the super power they are now.
Dos Passos's USA describes the characters of Henry Ford, Thorstein Veblen and Frank Lloyd Wright as men that saw the opportunity that the machine revolution provided them. Rather than accepting the farming life of their family and home town, they all felt that they belong to a different place. Given their background, they made financial progress despite their origin. Coming from a family of immigrants, they all had the idea of hard work instilled in their blood.
Based on these characters, it is evident that the machine revolution changed the lives of many people. Some clever enough took the chance and made themselves mega rich. In present day, I can only think of one thing which had such a drastic effect on people. That is the computers and the internet revolution. Is it fair to say that Bill Gates or Michael Dell are modern versions of Henry Ford? These men had major impacts on people's lives. They had the vision to see what people was in need of and they went to do that.
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