How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Part.Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #13
Damion came. Damion is the hero of my New York gang, as Dean is the chief hero of the Western. They immediately took a dislike to each other. (II.4.15)
Sal seems to establish certain types of characters: followers, such as he and Ed, and leaders, such as Damion and Dean.
Quote #14
Dean stood before him with head bowed, repeating over and over again, "Yes . . . Yes . . . Yes." He took me into a corner. "That Roll Greb is the greatest, most wonderful of all. That’s what I was trying to tell you - that’s what I want to be. I want to be like him. He’s never hung-up, he goes every direction, he lets it all out, he knows time, he has nothing to do but rock back and forth. Man, he’s the end! You see, if you go like him all the time you’ll finally get it." (II.4.15)
Dean idolizes Rollo the way that Sal idolizes Dean. Interestingly, both relationships are based on madness and motion.
Quote #15
He made Marylou sit on his lap and commanded her to subside. He told Dean, "Why don’t you just sit down and relax? Why do you jump around so much?» Dean ran around, putting sugar in his coffee and saying, "Yes! Yes! Yes!" At night Ed Dunkel slept on the floor on cushions, Dean and Marylou pushed Carlo out of bed, and Carlo sat up in the kitchen over his kidney stew, mumbling the predictions of the rock. I came in days and watched everything. (II.5.3)
Sal is enticed by the life of madness (and therefore enjoys watching), but is too afraid of the consequences to partake himself.