It has been said that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And in John Steinbeck’s novella The Pearl, beauty becomes evil and destructive. The pearl of beauty and value is found by a poor man named Kino and his life is changed forever when it corrupts him. The pearl is a tragedy disguised as a fortune, although Kino is unaware of that. Throughout the novel, Kino’s perspective on life changes as he copes with his resolutions of his internal conflicts. At the beginning of the story, the two most important things to Kino are his family and his boat. The first things he thinks about when he finds the pearl are his wife and his son. “ We will be married- in the church…” “My son will go to school.” This shows that he loves them above all else.
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Kino wants the money from the pearl to accomplish his dreams because Coyotito did not actually need treatment. “This our one chance.” Kino’s dreams did not seem selfish at the time, because not all of his dreams were for himself, most of them were to help the people he loves. However, Steinbeck still says that Kino is afraid of his dreams, showing that he doesn’t have a lot. Kino wants Coyotito to go to school so the rest of the village can learn from him. “Our son must go to school. He must break us out of the pot that holds us in. This part of Kino’s dream shows that he’s still selfless and he wants to help his village. If they learned from Coyotito they wouldn’t be looked down on, and they would be treated as …show more content…
Kino’s son has died because of the trackers wanting the pearl. “And in the surface of the pearl, he saw Coyotito lying in the little cave with the top of his head shot away.” Kino feels guilty because he didn’t throw the pearl away before the trackers got his son. He’s guilty about Coyotito dying and he asks Juana if she wanted to throw the pearl in the ocean to help her feel less sad. Kino throws away the pearl after his son dies. “And Kino drew back his arm and flung the pearl with all his might.” His anger is toward the trackers because he wasn’t able to stop them before they hurt his family. Kino’s angriness about Coyotito dying is shown when Steinbeck says that his lips were thin and his jaws were tight. Kino’s guilt and anger aren’t resolved at the end, he just learns to cope with
Kino wants the money from the pearl to accomplish his dreams because Coyotito did not actually need treatment. “This our one chance.” Kino’s dreams did not seem selfish at the time, because not all of his dreams were for himself, most of them were to help the people he loves. However, Steinbeck still says that Kino is afraid of his dreams, showing that he doesn’t have a lot. Kino wants Coyotito to go to school so the rest of the village can learn from him. “Our son must go to school. He must break us out of the pot that holds us in. This part of Kino’s dream shows that he’s still selfless and he wants to help his village. If they learned from Coyotito they wouldn’t be looked down on, and they would be treated as …show more content…
Kino’s son has died because of the trackers wanting the pearl. “And in the surface of the pearl, he saw Coyotito lying in the little cave with the top of his head shot away.” Kino feels guilty because he didn’t throw the pearl away before the trackers got his son. He’s guilty about Coyotito dying and he asks Juana if she wanted to throw the pearl in the ocean to help her feel less sad. Kino throws away the pearl after his son dies. “And Kino drew back his arm and flung the pearl with all his might.” His anger is toward the trackers because he wasn’t able to stop them before they hurt his family. Kino’s angriness about Coyotito dying is shown when Steinbeck says that his lips were thin and his jaws were tight. Kino’s guilt and anger aren’t resolved at the end, he just learns to cope with