On the road blog 5

Throughout the book Dean and Sal's friendship progresses. At first Sal is just someone who knows of Dean and his crazy life and what he is like as a person. He wants to try and find Dean so he can live a little more freely and see the world like he knows Dean does everyday. Because Dean and Sal are complete polar opposites, it is almost like they rely on eachother to help balance themselves out. In the beginning I think it would be safe to say that he wasn't exactly sure what a real friend was like. I think, at first, Dean sees Sal as a scapegoat for his crazy life. Someone to help him realize that the world is bigger than just parties and living in the fast line. Dean soon developes a certain love for sal that was not there in the beginning. Sal always envied Dean. Dean was a carefree soul with the advantage of seeing the world whenever he pleased and Sal needed to live differently. He knew Dean would allow this to happen for him. And further into the book you start to see a real friendship occur.