On the Road Sex Quotes

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Quote #52

Marylou was driving; Dean was sleeping. She drove with one hand on the wheel and the other reaching back to me in the back seat. She cooed promises about San Francisco. I slavered miserably over it. (II.8.17).

Sal is unable to reconcile his sexual desire for Marylou with his loyalties to Dean.

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Quote #53

Dean and Marylou parked the car near Van Horn and made love while I went to sleep. (II.8.19).

Dean and Marylou making love while Sal sleeps is reminiscent of Sal making love to Terry while her son was in the same room.

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Quote #54

It was cold outside. A college boy was sweating at the sight of luscious Marylou and trying to look unconcerned. Dean and I consulted but decided we weren’t pimps. (II.8.21)

That Dean and Sal consider pimping out Marylou at all is evidence of their general mistreatment of women.

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