Travis, a man Just come back to the Vietnam War Marines, returned to the United States, returned to New York in 1973 . But what wait for him is  dirty streets, sewer gas kept coming out like smoke , the streets filled with pimps,  violence, guns, drugs, prostitutes. After the war the United States , rising unemployment , inflation, confidence in the political and social unprecedented weak. He wanted to integrate into the society for which he tried hard.  he had tried to chat with presidential candidates, but made presidential candidates felt discomfort ; he tried to date Betsy , but get reject due to much difference with the others and refused to go to porn theaters.

When Candidates accidentally got into his taxi, and said with superior attitude that a taxi driver can be best person to embody the idea of ​​the entire United States. Travis said he was not interested in politics; just want the president to clean up the dirty things. His metaphor for society as a whole hypocrisy corruption phenomenon for candidates has no ability to reply and just say, “I know what you mean, but this requires a huge reorganization.”.

“Rectify “the words emphases in the first half of the movie means arranged the matter in logical order, which is divided between class and class. The candidate said, “We are the people, let the people themselves to rule their own good.” But how can people rule themselves, ‘class’ is the most reasonable. Cross this medium, no one could be recognized.