Week Two- "Easy Rider" The ALL American Road Movie
Question Section A: We blew it!
Due: Monday, February 4, by noon
At the end of Easy Rider, Wyatt makes a prophetic proclamation: “We
blew it!” What are your ideas on what this means about Wyatt and
Billy, American counterculture and American culture in general? Start
your reflections with a sentence from the assigned readings and
support your ideas with what you saw (in particular scenes, plot
elements, soundtrack, cinematic techniques) in the film. Be specific
about the film and use the assigned readings.
Please remember to be creative in your own thinking after you have read the assigned
readings, especially “The Road to Dystopia” (Klinger) and Driving
Visions, pp. 69-81.
Do not copy or repeat what another student has written. You can
elaborate on another student’s ideas but add more to the conversation.
Feel free to comment on what other students have written using the
Comment prompt.