Was the trip a good thing for Sal? After being on the road for some time, you notice a large amount of change in Sal. In the beginning he was a young man determined to find a new friend. He had lived a life with very little excitement and he thought the road that he was on was going nowhere, so he left to live his life on the road. Here he thought it would benefit him entirely. I think a metaphor is proven when Dean continues on the road missing every exit, while Sal notices every exit but feels like he must follow Dean. I wouldn't say that Sal's trip made him a new person. But a person he was before just undiscovered. Towards the end Sal realizes that he must get off the road, despite all he has been through on the road. In the end, you really see how much Dean depends on Sal. The final question is "did Sal leave Dean, or did Dean leave Sal?
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