In “The Pearl,” by John Steinbeck, Coyotito is not just a child, he is the symbol of life for his parents, Juana and Kino. He is also the future for Kino and his family, and also the precursor to Kino’s actions. In the beginning of the book, Coyotito causes himself harm with out realizing it, which is then mirrored later on through Kino’s actions. As the story goes on, people begin to target the baby in order to get closer to the pearl, this same type of incident happens when Kino gets attacked is also depicted later on when people start to go after Kino for the same reasons. As the story comes to an end and Coyotito is shot dead, his parents have nothing to live for. As Coyotito’s soul leaves his body, so do the souls of his parents.
“The Pearl” starts off with a scare when baby Coyotito gets himself stung by the scorpion, even as his dad, Kino, tries to save him. Coyotito does not know that he is causing himself great trouble, as this quote shows, “the laughing Coyotito shook the rope and the …show more content…
The distraught parent’s had nothing to live for once their son had passed away. Kino was no longer so protective of the pearl. When they came back into the city they walked through “as though it were not there. Their eyes glanced neither right nor left nor up nor down, but stared only straight ahead” (p. 88). From this description of when they came back into town helps you to realize the emotion, or lack there of, that they were feeling. They had nothing to look forward to and nothing they wanted to look back on after Coyotito died. The lifelessness in there eyes show that with Coyotito’s soul leaving his body, Juana and Kino, too, lost there souls. “In the pearl he saw Coyotito sitting in a little desk in a school,” (p. 25) but with his son gone, he didn't care so much about the pearl, he no longer protected the pearl with his life. The pearl it meant nothing to
“The Pearl” starts off with a scare when baby Coyotito gets himself stung by the scorpion, even as his dad, Kino, tries to save him. Coyotito does not know that he is causing himself great trouble, as this quote shows, “the laughing Coyotito shook the rope and the …show more content…
The distraught parent’s had nothing to live for once their son had passed away. Kino was no longer so protective of the pearl. When they came back into the city they walked through “as though it were not there. Their eyes glanced neither right nor left nor up nor down, but stared only straight ahead” (p. 88). From this description of when they came back into town helps you to realize the emotion, or lack there of, that they were feeling. They had nothing to look forward to and nothing they wanted to look back on after Coyotito died. The lifelessness in there eyes show that with Coyotito’s soul leaving his body, Juana and Kino, too, lost there souls. “In the pearl he saw Coyotito sitting in a little desk in a school,” (p. 25) but with his son gone, he didn't care so much about the pearl, he no longer protected the pearl with his life. The pearl it meant nothing to