Easy Rider Quest
“Easy Rider establishes the quest as its basic plot structure.” (Laderman 66) Both characters throughout the film Wyatt and Billy are riding around America trying to experience America and live “freewheeling mobility” where they can have and look for a full appreciation for the beauty of America. In the scene where Wyatt picks up a hitchhiker and they are both riding on the road Wyatt is discovering America. As the scene shows the hitchhiker is pointing around the untouched landscape showing Wyatt the beauty of America and he seems to be admiring the scenery. Another scene where the characters: Wyatt, Billy, and George seem to be experiencing and discovering themselves by releasing their inner child by imagining that they are flying.
Another scene where the men are pushed outside of society unwillingly when a motel receptionist sees them as also trouble makers and kicks them outside so they are forced to camp outside. This seem like a time where the guys would sit and contemplate on their day and what they accomplished as in finding what they were looking for.
In the end it seems like Wyatt and Billy were unsatisfied with their quest, so they make it out on the road again. I thought it seem like the idea of finding America was inside the two characters all a long. They both were different from society and that can cause judgment in society. One scene that goes along with this idea is when the two characters were at the diner with the encounter of a group of guys who assume that they are trouble makers. These guys were rude and made the most outrages racist remarks. Then there were a group of females that seem to be very amazed and flirtatious towards them. This shows how different society can be. Basically that society can have two sides.