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"We Blew It"

"The process of road travel provokes an internal, psychological process (or journey), thus implying a causal bridge between quest and questioning." Laderman, 72.

I believe that the film Easy Rider is about identity and Wyatt and Billy are on an adventure to discover who they are and how they fit into the evolving contextualized America of the seventies. The film was created during a time of personal struggle for many americans and the culture was changing and people were trying to figure out where they belonged. Being on the road for Wyatt and Billy was an alternative 'quest' for discovery of one's identity and throughout the film they discussed the significance of being and where one came from, Wyatt at one point saying he 'never wanted to be anyone else.' And also the hitchhiker doesn't really say where he's from, just 'a place'.
There is a great deal of reflection in the film and the road is a physical and psychological journey for both Wyatt and Billy, that in the end, because of their differences, America is not yet willing to transcend to that higher meaning Wyatt and Billy are looking to find and during their last campfire, Wyatt realizes this failure and proclaims, 'we blew it'.

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