Blog Entry #3 

Identifying and Summarizing Arguments in Fast Food Nation "Chapter 1: The Founding Fathers"

          Chapter one of "Fast Food Nation," by Eric Schlosser tells us the history about the birth of Fast Food. The author starts by giving us history on Carl N. Karcher the founder of Carl Karcher Enterprises. Carl Karcher was born and raised in Sandhusky Ohio. He dropped out of school after the eight grade. Carl worked on a farm and later on moved to Anaheim, California. Carl's uncles owned a feed and seed store where he worked selling goods to farmers. Carl met his future wife Margret Heinz at a catholic church. Carl then got a better paying job at a bakery in Los Angelas delivering bread to restaurants and and markets. Carl then took out a loan and bought a hot dog cart. He then bought a second hot dog cart. Southern California was economically booming. Cars became affordable and population was increasing. Texas had opened their first early drive in restaurant where you did not have to leave your car to get your food. A Perfect method for fast food. Southern California drive in restaurants made signs that would be easy to see from a distance. Carl opened up a restaurant called Carl's drive in barbeque. He sold hamburgers and spent one day out of the week to prepare his special sauce. A resturant opened sixty miles east of Los Angelas called Mcdonalds Famous Hamburgers. Richard and Maurice McDonald left New Hampshire for Southern California. They worked multiple jobs hoping to make a big name. They later opened the McDonald brothers burger drive in. They used the speedee service system factory workers did in their restaurant. Carl was inspired and later opened Carl's Jr. restaurant. New fast food chains were opening all owned by former high school drop out students trying to make a name for themselves.