Alex Aguilar
The Pearl Changes You…
From a happy family- to a family of hatred. As the book “The Pearl” progressed so did many faces as well. With the finding of the pearl many character’s acts changed-one primarily being Kino. Overall the pearl came to show hope, greed, and evil. The pearl throughout the book came to show many symbolization and characteristics that will be talked about.
“My son will read and open the books, and my son will write and will know writing. And my son will make numbers, and these things will make us free because he will know-he will know and through him we will know.” A quote taken directly from page 26 from the novel. In the beginning of the novel the finding of the pearl came to show hope for Kino’s family. With the bite that came to disfigure Kino and his wife’s emotion the pearl came as the solution for paying the cure for Coyotito. As he couldn’t pay before the finding of the pearl as he tried offering “8 small pearls” like the novel states but instead was neglected by the Doctor and even called an “animal” as Kino had nothing to offer. This hope quickly came to change. …show more content…
"I am cheated," Kino cried fiercely. " My pearl is not for sale here. I will go, perhaps even to the capitol." Taken from page 52 from the novel shows us a good description of how greed came on to Kino. This happened in the stage of selling the pearl to the buyers were Kino was given an offer of one thousand pesos but instead rejected it as he thought he was being offered to low for his pearl. He later claimed in the novel that he thinks the whole act of the buyers was all planned out that they knew Kino was going to arrive with a pearl that one thousand pesos offering was already planned. Kino after rejecting the offer just left and wrapped his pearl in deerskin and went back home later planning to travel to the capitol as he believes he will get a better deal
The Pearl Changes You…
From a happy family- to a family of hatred. As the book “The Pearl” progressed so did many faces as well. With the finding of the pearl many character’s acts changed-one primarily being Kino. Overall the pearl came to show hope, greed, and evil. The pearl throughout the book came to show many symbolization and characteristics that will be talked about.
“My son will read and open the books, and my son will write and will know writing. And my son will make numbers, and these things will make us free because he will know-he will know and through him we will know.” A quote taken directly from page 26 from the novel. In the beginning of the novel the finding of the pearl came to show hope for Kino’s family. With the bite that came to disfigure Kino and his wife’s emotion the pearl came as the solution for paying the cure for Coyotito. As he couldn’t pay before the finding of the pearl as he tried offering “8 small pearls” like the novel states but instead was neglected by the Doctor and even called an “animal” as Kino had nothing to offer. This hope quickly came to change. …show more content…
"I am cheated," Kino cried fiercely. " My pearl is not for sale here. I will go, perhaps even to the capitol." Taken from page 52 from the novel shows us a good description of how greed came on to Kino. This happened in the stage of selling the pearl to the buyers were Kino was given an offer of one thousand pesos but instead rejected it as he thought he was being offered to low for his pearl. He later claimed in the novel that he thinks the whole act of the buyers was all planned out that they knew Kino was going to arrive with a pearl that one thousand pesos offering was already planned. Kino after rejecting the offer just left and wrapped his pearl in deerskin and went back home later planning to travel to the capitol as he believes he will get a better deal