The narrator, who
still remains unnamed, has proven to be generous and caring of others. He paid
for Eddie’s bus fares and lent him clothing, meanwhile Eddie had no problem
leaving without turning back. I think the narrator has to learn to fend for
himself a little bit more if he ever wants to get to Denver. He’s just enjoying
the truck ride getting drunk any buying people cigarettes while he barely has
any money for himself. He introduces chapter 4 as “the greatest ride in my
life” which I did not find worthy of being the greatest ride of any man’s life.
He was packed together with a bunch of strangers driving to LA while his
destination is really Denver. Then again, maybe he described it as the best
ride because he was pretty much drunk the whole time.
The blonde boy in
the truck caught my attention and clearly caught the narrator’s attention as
well. I feel like he is the only one there with a grip on reality. He is in a
random car with a bunch of strange men, probably far from his home, and he is
young, probably around our age, which makes me feel worried for him. I wonder
where he was headed and where he came from.
Something
interesting about chapter 4 is that Dean is not mentioned once. Has the
narrator forgotten his intentions of going to Denver? Or is he too drunk to
remember or even worry? Now that he has gotten off the truck I wonder where he
will go next or if he will ever make it to Denver at all.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with Alexa as I found the narrator to be a bit to generous. Being on the road,far away from any financial safety nets, can easily become a nightmare is you do not budget your money.To comment on Alexa's second point,Although the ride in chapter 4 may not appear to be the greatest ride in any man's life ,I think the reasons Sal found it so remarkable was because it really captured the essence of being on the road. He encountered on that car ride many unique individuals and although he was drunk the trip certainty gave Sal a sense of freedom and excitement as he made his way to Denver. In short, the reason Sal found his ride in the back of a random car so remarkable is because he has a mentality that admires the journey,not the destination.
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