The reader can see Sal’s psychological makeup through a dream he has. After getting pulled over by a cop on their way to New Jersey Sal talks to Dean about a dream he had about a mysterious traveler who follows him through a desert and attacks him before he could arrive at the protective city. Sal comes to the conclusion that the man in his dream is death. Dean quickly drops the subject. One could think that deep down Sal longs for death. The reader can also see his love life failing and really the only thing keeping him going is the road trips with Dean. He is fascinated with death. This shows his psychological identity. Coming from a psychological standpoint, dreams can be the result of what the person dreaming actually desires. For example,
