Inmost tales and stories, there is always someone or something that causes the problems and conflicts in the Story. In The Pearl, a mini-novel by John 5teinbedç Kino, an islander on an Island near La Paz, Mexico, finds a beautiful pearl that might as well be his demise, He first tries to sell the pearl so that a doctor can cure his sick son, but the pearl, as big as an entire seagull egg, is deemed worthless by the buyers. Kino then embarks on a journey to the Capital to sell it for more, but the journey has severe repercussions in his family and his village, and the Pearl is eventually thrown back into the ocean. The Pearl's villainy is especially evident in how it tears Kino1s family and village apart. The titular Pearl is the true villain
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To back this up, on pages 85 and 87, it says "Kino was a terrible machine now... His strength and his movement were a machine. He whirled and struck the head of the seated man like a melon.., and he whimpered and gibbered as he tried to get up. But Kino had become as cold and deadly as steel." Kirio was way past his sanity, and was essentially reduced to animal instinct, and then reduced to rnachinework-like efficiency to keep the Pearl safe from the hunters. This shows that the Pearl has corrupted Kino beyond return, He has been reduced to nothing more than savage fighting for the Pearl. Additionally, on page 27, the stpry says "And if Kino's planning came to nothing, those same neighbors would say 'There it started. A foolish madness came over him so that he spoke foolish words. God keep us from such things. Yes, God punished Kino because he rebelled against the way things are. You see what has become of him. And I myself saw the moment when his reason left him."" The quote suggests that the villagers knew that such things were able to happen, and that they would be at least somewhat prepared if such a tragedy were to happen. They knew that ltd be important, whether it was in a good way or a bad one. This makes sense because things of great value do often corrupt people, especially in the realm of fiction. Sometimes, someone will somehow gain great wealth, and grow greedy to keep it or
To back this up, on pages 85 and 87, it says "Kino was a terrible machine now... His strength and his movement were a machine. He whirled and struck the head of the seated man like a melon.., and he whimpered and gibbered as he tried to get up. But Kino had become as cold and deadly as steel." Kirio was way past his sanity, and was essentially reduced to animal instinct, and then reduced to rnachinework-like efficiency to keep the Pearl safe from the hunters. This shows that the Pearl has corrupted Kino beyond return, He has been reduced to nothing more than savage fighting for the Pearl. Additionally, on page 27, the stpry says "And if Kino's planning came to nothing, those same neighbors would say 'There it started. A foolish madness came over him so that he spoke foolish words. God keep us from such things. Yes, God punished Kino because he rebelled against the way things are. You see what has become of him. And I myself saw the moment when his reason left him."" The quote suggests that the villagers knew that such things were able to happen, and that they would be at least somewhat prepared if such a tragedy were to happen. They knew that ltd be important, whether it was in a good way or a bad one. This makes sense because things of great value do often corrupt people, especially in the realm of fiction. Sometimes, someone will somehow gain great wealth, and grow greedy to keep it or