Easy Rider :: essays research papers

     Numerous works of art have been produced by swell American artist. "The melting pot" by Arthur Miller and Edith Whartons "Roman febrility" are two stories that can easily be compared and contrasted to the movie palmy Rider. Easy Rider is the 1960s "Road Film" tale of a search for freedom in a corrupt and conformist America. "The melting pot" can relate to the world seen in Easy Rider. Unlike "The Crucible" Edith Whartons "Roman Fever" would not understand the world equal in Easy Rider.     In the movie Easy Rider old salt Nicholosons character George Hanson comes in contact with two long-haired accessible misfits Wyatt and Billy. Wyatt and Billy are different from George and are accustomed to an utility(a) lifestyle. This alternative lifestyle is appealing to George and he decides to travel with his new friends as they jaunt to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Along the way the trio run in to trouble. They travel through a small American town and the local townspeople who do no like them because of their appearance. Later on, the three work force are attacked by the townspeople and George is brutally beaten to death. This is very like to the executions that took place in The Crucible. In The Crucible, many people were accused of beingness witches and worshipping the devil even though they were not. An example of this would be seat Proctor. He was accused of devil worship because he was singled out by his peers who were face for someone to blame. Much like George, John was an innocent man who died because an furious group of people let there emotions get the best of them. John could sympathize with George because of the similarity of the injustice done to both of them.     In the forgetful story "Roman Fever," the characters Mrs. Ansley and Mrs. Slade are two wealthy widows that are reflecting on their lives together. We see that the y are people of a high social standing. They let loose about their pampered lifestyles and plan for their daughters futures. These woman would not understand the life of a "hippie" donjon in 1960s America, nor would they approve. Wyatt and Billy were used to living on the open road and going where the wind takes them. They were rebellious and solely carefree. Mrs. Ansley and Mrs.