On The Road Chapter 10 - 14

I'm beginning to like this novel.

Sal is finally developing his individually. He has basically decided that he needed to leave Denver and go to Cali. He ends up leaving by himself and finding Remi and his "wife" Lee Ann. But after being there he decides that he really dislikes Cali and wants to leave. When he left he made the decision of going to talk to a Mexican girl. You can see that he has become more assertive then he was. When he was with Carlo and Dean, he wouldn't be this straight forward. Now however, he is able to leave when he wants to and do things when he wants. In a way this portrays the "American Dream". Doing what one wanted and one felt like was every American's Dream. Sal's personality currently is just like this so called American Dream.

Although, he is able to show this "American Dream" philosophy, he is being used in so many ways. Once Sal got to Remi's home, immediately he had to write something for Remi to bring to Hollywood to sell. But of course, with Remi's very controlling personality, he was able to use Sal without getting Sal upset. Once Sal finally spoke out, Remi didn't argue and found him a job. But i think when he got Sal the job, he knew that Sal would help him steal from the people they had to guard and from the cafeteria because Sal couldn't say no after just helping him.

It was smart of Sal to leave Cali while he could because after the dinner with Remi's step father, he was in 100 dollars of debt. If Sal stayed, there might have been a lot of problems financially. Then somehow i know that Remi will have Sal do something to help them get through even though it was not Sal's fault Remi and Lee Ann were in the debt they are in.

Meeting the little Mexican girl, Terry, was probably one of the best story in the book because he is no longer with people he knew. He is with a stranger. This is a person that Sal doesn't really know and doesn't have any prior knowledge. This was a little more daring and very enjoyable to read. Before meeting this girl and actually developing a relationship, all of his other acquaintances were just people that he met and will never see again. Terry though has a strong possibility of reappearing again in this novel.