Okay so Nick i just read your post and i totally agree with you 100%. The name SAL and salvation..and that was a really good comparison. They are still on the road trying to find their amazing future thats almost impossible to find. Everywhere they go they seem to meet new people or learn something new about their life. In chapter six they picked up a man on the side of the road named Hyman Soloman. I think he was a good influence on Sal, Dean, Marylou and Sal because he kind of showed them that they are not the only ones who seem to have nothing sometimes.