The movie "Easy Rider" revolves around two bikers making a trip from Los Angeles to New Orleans, to attend Mardi Gras. The first scene in the film involves the two main characters selling a good amount of cocaine to a man in Rolls Royce. After the drug deal the bikers begin their journey to Mardi Gras, but not before one of them removes his watch and throws it on the ground. I found this indicative …showed first 75 words of 1133 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1133 total…ew his chance for happiness. Then the end of the movie comes when Wyatt and Billy are killed by rednecks in a truck. The killing of Wyatt and Billy makes them martyrs. After Billy is shot, Wyatt hops on his bike and ride right past the truck that shot Billy. He had to know that they would shoot him as well but he realized that death was the only way he could truly be free.