Impact of Dean on Sal's identity in On the RoadIn the first part, chapter 3 of On the Road by Jack Kerouac, Sal arrives to Des Moines and checks into a cheap and dirty motel room. He sleeps all day and wakes up in time to watch the sunset. Looking around the unfamiliar room, Sal realizes that he does not understand his own identity. Identity lost, he says: “I was halfway to the other side of America, at the dividing line between the East of my youth and the West of my future. » He's lost his aunt's calming influence, and Dean and his partners aren't there to feed his wild streak. The only clues to his identity are found in the strange motel room. This appeal to emotion gives the reader personal cues to relate to. Many people have become lost in the context of their lives and do not understand what they have done or what the purpose of existence is. The way Kerouac relates his own feelings to the dark and calming atmosphere of the play gives the reader a clear idea of ​​what he is experiencing. This appeal to style lulls the reader into contemplation of his... middle of paper... of my life, one could call my life on the road. » Sal needed Dean to have an identity. In fact, as much of a driving force as Dean was, ultimately Dean and Sal needed each other to make up for the holes in their personalities.BibliographyCharters, Ann Kerouac: A Biography: A Warner Communications Company, 1973 .Kerouac,. Jack. On the road. United States of America: Penguin, 1976. Tytell, John Naked Angels: The Life and Literature of the Beat Generation New York: McGraw-Hill., 1976.