Response to Anik'es Post

I was also pondering on the future quality of the relationship between Sal and Dean. We've seen from the beginning that Dean is quite the indifferent character that gives little importance to things and that just may be why Sal admires him so much, but will it get to a point where Sal is no longer looked at as a friend by Dean, but rather a pest and an annoyance to be with? It seems to me like Sal is taking all of Dean's statements of his plans as invitations, therefore completely imposing himself, and while no one seems to really mind because, like Dean, no one seems to care so much, this may change. Sal can be an annoying character at times for this reason, but I cant help but feel some sympathy for him because, in the end, he's only following Dean around because he admires him so much.
I also agree with Anike about the way Kerouac writes to connect the characters in a magnificent way to the time period, painting the picture perfectly in my mind of how it all goes down when the characters interact. For example, there was a scene in which Sal and his friends were having a good time and "there was no music, just dancing" (Kerouac, 48) which at first seemed impossible to me, but then I imagined that time period and realized that things were different back then and people had a better time with simpler entertainment.