I completely agree with Mona. Sal is an extremely unlikeable
character. He would rather get drunk than try to help his friend impress his
stepfather, like his friend begged him to do a few days before. Then after
destroying his friend’s chances of impressing his stepfather, he does not even
bother to apologize. He also dreams about stealing his friend’s girl. He thinks
about running away with her, which is completely anti-heroic. These types of
character flaws are almost impossible to like. If the man character is disinteresting and bordering on evil, it’s difficult to continue reading. I
think that Jack is banking on the reader’s strong feeling for Dean for them to
continue reading the story. I have serious trouble finding any interest in Sal’s tale at all. With
a difficult main character who collects even more difficult friends, it is hard to continue reading the novel. I’m just
hoping that Sal has some sort of dynamic change in his personality, but I’m
losing hope fast.
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