FAST FOOD: The Small-Scale American DREAM

The American dream: rise up from the position in which you are born, make money, give your kids a better life than your own. White picket fence, two kids, golden retriever. Opportunity, possibility, a wide open future. American fast food: large quantities of burgers, french fries, chicken fingers for inexpensive prices. Processed and packaged with cheap plastic toys to make it more appealing to children. Made as quickly as possible, so restaurant patrons can get back to work and keep striving to attain their dreams, which supersede concerns about quality and enjoyment. How do these two concepts – the dream and the food that fuels it – correlate?

American fast food restaurants champion speed, affordability, and taste. While their meals can be unsatisfying, they are available to everyone. McDonald’s does not dis