On the Road Blog 2

Further into the reading you start to better understand Dean's character. From the moment he is introduced he is shown as a very real person. His life consists of women, beer, music, fast living, drugs and small but good friendships. Although his character is increbibly honest, I feel like there is a ton of mystery behind Dean. As the story developes you start discovering more and more about him. Dean is probably my favorite character. His life is very different from all the others in the book. Dean is really free-spirited and moves very quickly. By this I mean that Dean might have trouble settling down. The best way to see Dean live his life is on the road. I really like that no matter the situation, Dean is always the same person. He hardly has multiple personalities and he represents himself the same way with every person he encounters. With him there is no hiding who he is. Almost like there is no fear with Dean Moriarty. Also, it is shown that Dean has a very high tolerance to drugs and alcohol. On the "party nights" in the book, I find it amusing that no matter how much trouble Dean had gotten himself into the night before, he always wakes up with zero effect of what happened. It's interesting to notice the character differences as Sal is rather new to living the life of sex, drugs, and rock n roll, and Dean's life consists of it. Dean will wake up the next morning as if it is a new and regular day for him, and Sal may need some time to catch up. However, they are the best of friends. One of my favorite things about this book so far has to be the friendship between Sal and Dean.