In chapter one of Fast Food Nation, Schlosser portrays Carl Karcher as a catalyst of the rise of fast food restaurants in Anaheim, and in turn the country. I, however, disagree with this portrayal. I think Karcher was merely a cog in the machine of the fast food restaurant revolution. Without Karcher the fast food boom would have still taken off; another restaurant chain, such as McDonald's which had already been established, would have picked up the slack and led the revolution. America, at the time, was a country intent on moving forward and becoming more advanced and productive than others in the world after World War II and was filled with driven, intelligent individuals who were looking to fulfill the American dream. Karcher was one of these individuals and is simply a demonstration of a man jumping on the train to convenient eating, but not the conductor.