Cultural Manifesto and Tragedy of the Beat Generation

Francesca 2022-04-19 09:01:55

The cultural manifesto and tragic portrayal of the Beat Generation. The hair toughness of the Hollywood kids. The story is casual, and the language of the shots is extremely free, just like two motorcycle youths who made money by reselling drugs on the road. The former hitchhiker took them to a hippie utopia, where dozens of men and women were exiled in the wilderness, farming indiscriminately and living in a mess. They arrived at the place of revelry, and they were even more empty after taking drugs. The explosion of the ending makes the randomness of the whole story meaningful.

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Easy Rider quotes

  • Mime #1Mime #2Mime #3Mime #4: [singing] How do you wear your hair? Does your hair hang low? Do you tie it in a ribbon? Do you tie it in a bow? Do you wear it over your shoulder? Like a continental soldier? Does your hair hang low?

  • Lisa: Are you an Aquarius?

    [Capt America shakes his head no]

    Lisa: Pisces?

    Captain America: Uh-hum.

    Lisa: I guessed right. Do you like our place here?

    Captain America: Yeah.