"Easy Rider" does more for movies than any other when it comes to dealing with the conclusion of the 1960's, one of the most turbulent tmes in American history. People wanted to live "free" lives and be their own self after the killings of President Kennedy, Martin Luther King and so many other prominent figures in U.S. society. Men and women wanted to be free spirits to find their own way in life which meant doing drugs, having sex when they wanted and basically being themselves.