I think his life with Terry is the closest Sal will ever get to living a normal life. There, he has a steady woman and an almost-son. They live together in a home (or a tent). They work together as cotton pickers. It's almost like a family.
However, he of course throws it away and runs off. This is so infuriating.
Do you think Sal is looking for the American Dream? It often includes moving west, working hard, earning money, and having a family. If so, this is the closest he comes to it. I don't think he's looking for the American Dream, however, because he throws it away.
Therefore, the American Dream cannot be his idea of salvation or paradise. I think he's looking for something greater, a different kind of happiness.
Aristotle says that the greatest form of happiness is knowing the truth, understanding the world, which is kind of like Transcendentalism, in which you strive to be a transparent eyeball, seeing and knowing all. Do you think that's what Sal is looking for? Understanding something greater than himself?
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