Sal meets are described as ``grateful and gracious (28 . By hitchhiking , Sal is able to form genuine bonds with folks just struggling to get by , and this sense of egalitarian fellowship pervades his journey . The road not only allows Sal to meet people he might not ordinarily come in contact with , but also to gain more knowledge of himself . When Dean cries out at the beginning of one journey that ``we should realize what it would mean to us to...











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