Alexa Ferrer

I think it is starting to hit Sal that it is not about where you go, but who you’re with and what memories you can make there. He has traveled across the country and has not reached what he was looking for. Whatever feeling he was trying to escape in New York he just encountered again in San Francisco. What he hasn’t realized is that he wasn’t trying to escape New York, he was trying to escape something within himself.  I think Sal has some deeper-rooted issues he needs to figure out with himself because he thinks he needs to find a specific place, but maybe he needs to learn how to be comfortable with the idea of settling down. I think he has commitment issues because of how badly he feels he needs to move around from place to place. He does not give things a chance to settle in and get better. Because San Francisco was immediately not amazing, he felt the need to leave right away. He also struggles with keeping relationships with people and hops around from person to person. I can barely keep track of all the relationships he has had and lost thus far. This is again seen in his relationship with Terry and how he struggles trusting her.

In these two chapters we were also introduced to a different side of Sal. I always had this idea of Sal as a nice, people pleasing, self conflicted guy looking for a little fun. The way he treated Remi showed his negative side. Remi gave him so much and Sal respected him so little. I think Sal is a perfect representation of how many people act with other people. When it comes to Dean, who pays so little attention to Sal, Sal is always there for him and admires him. When it comes to Remi, who is nice enough to give Sal everything he needs, Sal treats him like sh*t. I think this is a reoccurring problem in society. We always take for granted the people who actually care and we spend too much time chasing after people who don’t give a damn about us. I can relate and think I too have this flaw of not appreciating the people that truly care.