Wyatt and Billy are different people in the eyes of society. They do not conform to rules and regulations like most citizens and because of this they are sometimes looked down upon. Both men do not want to live in a city where they will be forced to live their lives according to what other people tell them to do; this is the major reason why these men travel across the country. As they are traveling they stumble upon a small gathering of people who liv

Eventually Billy and Wyatt make it to New Orleans and celebrate Mardi Gras. After the celebration both men are camping out and sharing a joint together and Wyatt tells Billy that they blew it. Billy does not understand and shrugs it off because they have the money and believes they will have happiness. Wyatt on the other hand does not care so much for the money but is looking for the happiness. Here Wyatt realizes that he had everything he was looking for back in that little settlement with the girl. They were living alone not being bothered by anyone else and were completely free. This is the reason why the men traveled across the country in the first place, to get away from the binds of society. The men got so caught up in making it to New Orleans they forgot what they were looking for and after experiencing the celebration it finally dawned upon Wyatt that he missed the opportunity he was looking for. There could be a few reasons why Wyatt came to the realization after Mardi Gras maybe it was because he saw how George

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