An even better parallel would be in the plight of the common man Vs today's corporations. To create something of your own rather than be a cog in our economic machine, people increasingly feel like they have to be "rebels", and since corporations and large businesses increasingly have more money and resources than any person or small group can take on directly, the "rebel hero" has to fight smarter and in such a fashion as to avoid or creatively neutralize his enemy's overwhelming force.