I agree with Chow about how Sal is desperately trying to find an alternate life style to replace his old boring one, but I think The Metamorphosis is more about how even when someone has a boring job, if they get sick or something dramatic happens and they're incapable of doing daily activities, they still are too afraid to go against the institution of state and stop working. Mainly, people are a slave to their work. Sal is more of a slave to Dean's madness and let's himself get dragged around on crazy adventures because deep down inside, it's what he wants. Sal definitely did have a boring life before his little "road trip" and I agree with you that he is searching for fun in the wrong places that could evidently hurt him, but I think he's just too caught up in himself to understand that.
It is true that responsibility is almost unavoidable and I agree that they will soon have to realize that the can't be fooling around all the time; however, it is possible to avoid responsibility. Now, that being said, it may be possible but the outcome isn't a good one. They can either choose to lead a childish, irresponsible life and end up in a hell hole, or they can pick themselves up and do something reasonable for a change. With every action is a reaction.
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