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Many countries look to America for a blueprint of democracy. America, arguably the most successful country in the history of the world, owes most of its success to its democratic form of government. Henry Ford revolutionized the work force by creating the assembly line. Walt Whitman’s utopia parallels the Ford assembly line. America is a place where everyone does a specialized job and works together to create and maintain the common product known as democracy. Walt Whitman champions democracy in “I Hear America Singing,” “Election Day 1884,” and “For You O Democracy,” and “Song of the Open Road.” Whitman revolutionizes the poetry world with his employment of narrative-like writing, and use of listing. Walt Whitman believes the greatness of America originated in the masses of proud and loyal individuals. In “I Hear America Singing,” Walt Whitman voices his belief that every American has pride in their life and vocation; thus, enhancing the concept of democracy. In their daily lives each person sings “what belongs to him or her and to none else” (line 11). This demonstrates the importance of American in