and also takes people for granted (in this case, Kino) to be a minor part of his main goal associated with his dream about Paris (Steinbeck 11).
The thing ‘greediness’ is obvious in the doctor’s character as the story gives a vivid evidences about what kind of character and intention the doctor have in general. Now, is it possible to equate the doctor with Kino in terms of greed? It is obvious that Kino and the doctor portray the same character which cause things overlap and share something in common, as explained above. As the results, Kino and the doctor are not completely opposite and have their own greed to reach certain goal in their life.
b. Goodwill vs Bad Intention
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It means the doctor advises them to do something good through his friendly attitude. Moreover, the one who says that is a priest who is regarded as an exclusive one who have high status and become the role-model in society. The priest becomes a reminder to Kino of the good behaviour he has to do.
However, there are problems that are not-so-noticeable in the story to prove that the priest’s intention is not completely a good intention, especially towards Kino.
It came to the priest walking in his garden, and it put a thoughtful look in his eyes and a memory of certain repairs necessary to the church. He wondered what the pearl would be worth. And he wondered whether he had baptized Kino’s baby, or married him for that matter. (Steinbeck 11)
From the quotation above, it may not so obvious, but it can give a simple portrayal about the priest’s way of thinking that seem a bit strange. The priest’s first thought was about the certain repairs to the church while he is also thinking about Kino’s pearl. It indicates that if ‘he’ or ‘the church’ receives some money from the pearl’s sale, it will cover funds for
The thing ‘greediness’ is obvious in the doctor’s character as the story gives a vivid evidences about what kind of character and intention the doctor have in general. Now, is it possible to equate the doctor with Kino in terms of greed? It is obvious that Kino and the doctor portray the same character which cause things overlap and share something in common, as explained above. As the results, Kino and the doctor are not completely opposite and have their own greed to reach certain goal in their life.
b. Goodwill vs Bad Intention
Based on Oxford Dictionaries, the term ‘goodwill’ is a friendly, helpful, …show more content…
It means the doctor advises them to do something good through his friendly attitude. Moreover, the one who says that is a priest who is regarded as an exclusive one who have high status and become the role-model in society. The priest becomes a reminder to Kino of the good behaviour he has to do.
However, there are problems that are not-so-noticeable in the story to prove that the priest’s intention is not completely a good intention, especially towards Kino.
It came to the priest walking in his garden, and it put a thoughtful look in his eyes and a memory of certain repairs necessary to the church. He wondered what the pearl would be worth. And he wondered whether he had baptized Kino’s baby, or married him for that matter. (Steinbeck 11)
From the quotation above, it may not so obvious, but it can give a simple portrayal about the priest’s way of thinking that seem a bit strange. The priest’s first thought was about the certain repairs to the church while he is also thinking about Kino’s pearl. It indicates that if ‘he’ or ‘the church’ receives some money from the pearl’s sale, it will cover funds for