On the Road

This story is about a friendship between Dean and Stal. It starts off with them in an old truck traveling through the jungle. They are traveling to Mexico city and on there journey they go up the mountains. The only inhabitants on the mountains are native Indians that had never known other civilization until that highway was built. Dean and Stal are completely amazed by there innocence and simplistic lifestyle. At one point they pull over and there are little girls selling crystals. Dean said that he looked into there innocent eyes and felt like he was looking into Mother Marry's eyes. When they drove off the little girls fallowed them for what seemed like forever. When they arrive to New Mexico it snapes them back to reality. They see the harsh cuelty of the city comparred to the innocent indian girls in the mountains. In the city Stal getts stuck in a hospital bed with a fever. It doesn't stop Dean he says good bye to Stal and moves on to Ney York city. When Stal gets better he takes his own journey back to New York. Stal hears how Dean is not always the most trust worthy person. He has several marriages and two devorses. Dean moves back to San Fransico with his second wife. Meanwhile Stal find the love of his life Laura. He send Dean a letter saying that he wants to travel with Laura to San Fransico. Dean travels back to New York to make the travel with Stal. In New York they reconnenct there friendship, but because they both dont have money Dean leaves by himself. It is a sad good bye as Stal and Laura wave good bye in a car like leaving a sad puppy.

I felt that Dean was a sad character. He could never settle down and had to be constantly moving no matter who he was leaving behind. He seemed like such a lonely character because he couldn't be with one person for to long. There friendship was the only real connection I felt he had. Dean seemed like a loving character and wanted connentions with people, but his wondering soul wouldn't let him have that. Stal on the other hand felt like he could keep connenction with peopl. For example his devotation to Laura. I think Stal has a bit of a wondering sould himself, but at least he has comitment to people. I felt this story was about the power of friendship no matter how distant it can be. Stal and Dean with always have the stories and memories the made on the jouney to Mexico City. The friendship and love for each other was strong and made a good story.