Road Movies
"Every now and then when your life gets complicated and the World starts closing in, the only real cure is to load up on heinous chemicals and then drive like a bastard from Hollywood to Las Vegas." The scenes in "Easy Rider" that address the quest the men went on include the scenes when the men are shown driving cross country. Also when the men stop and various places along the way to their destination and meet people, talk to people, adapt to their surroundings and form relationships with the people they meet. The men are looking for an adventure in the movie. Their life in Los Angeles was complicated and chaotic which caused them to pick up, leave and hit the road, on a quest for adventure across America. The men didn't seem to find a satisfying sense of completion when they reached their destination. It felt like the men were still searching for every sense of freedom and adventure American has to offer. Their quest/adventure is framed by white masculinities such as; how white men interpret one another, how social geography affects interpretations of white men, what stereotypes men put on each other and more.