Symbols
a) Kino’s hand represents impulsiveness. In the first chapter he crushes the scorpion in his hand, and throughout the story anger and panic lead him to smash his fist into the doctor’s gate, stab a man, kill a man, and finally assault another man. Kino has so much responsibility, so much pain and anger, and so much at stake that his instincts are one step ahead of his common sense. His hand is the thing that takes their situation from bad to terrible and the thing that brings out the evil in the pearl.
b) When ants are first introduced in the story, an ant is struggling to escape a sand trap. It's life is at stake and it is desperate to live another day. Coyotito witnesses all of this, but it never crosses his mind to help it. After …show more content…
When Kino first gets the pearl his first thought is his child of course. He also wants to marry Juana and get new clothes but he also wants a rifle. The rifle is something he does not need in his life yet he set on having one. As the story continues the pearl causes heartache and betrayal to the family. Kino is is attacked multiple times and kills a man. Juana tries to throw away the pearl but is hurt by Kino …show more content…
But the most responsible has to be Kino. Kino knew how evil the pearl was, he knew the danger it was bringing, he knew the pain it had brought and yet he still kept it. Of course you cannot forget about the people who actually killed Coyotito: the trackers, but they are not the most responsible because they did not know they were killing an innocent child. Juana the innocent mother who was just trying to protect her child should not get the full blame. She did not know Coyotito would cry, but she could have left Kino to go on his own. Juana also was the one who came up with the idea of visiting the doctor, but only because she thought it could save her child. She knew the danger of the pearl and had the chance to get rid of it, but the only thing that stopped her was Kino and her loyalty to him. Juana was the only one whose actions were out of love instead of selfishness, but she still could have saved her son. The last ones to blame should be the pearl buyers because even if they did send the trackers, other people could have also. The pearl buyers did stop Kino from selling the pearl, but even if he had sold it to them, he would still be in danger. Even though putting the blame in order brings closure to Coyotito’s death, they all contributed to the death of an innocent
a) Kino’s hand represents impulsiveness. In the first chapter he crushes the scorpion in his hand, and throughout the story anger and panic lead him to smash his fist into the doctor’s gate, stab a man, kill a man, and finally assault another man. Kino has so much responsibility, so much pain and anger, and so much at stake that his instincts are one step ahead of his common sense. His hand is the thing that takes their situation from bad to terrible and the thing that brings out the evil in the pearl.
b) When ants are first introduced in the story, an ant is struggling to escape a sand trap. It's life is at stake and it is desperate to live another day. Coyotito witnesses all of this, but it never crosses his mind to help it. After …show more content…
When Kino first gets the pearl his first thought is his child of course. He also wants to marry Juana and get new clothes but he also wants a rifle. The rifle is something he does not need in his life yet he set on having one. As the story continues the pearl causes heartache and betrayal to the family. Kino is is attacked multiple times and kills a man. Juana tries to throw away the pearl but is hurt by Kino …show more content…
But the most responsible has to be Kino. Kino knew how evil the pearl was, he knew the danger it was bringing, he knew the pain it had brought and yet he still kept it. Of course you cannot forget about the people who actually killed Coyotito: the trackers, but they are not the most responsible because they did not know they were killing an innocent child. Juana the innocent mother who was just trying to protect her child should not get the full blame. She did not know Coyotito would cry, but she could have left Kino to go on his own. Juana also was the one who came up with the idea of visiting the doctor, but only because she thought it could save her child. She knew the danger of the pearl and had the chance to get rid of it, but the only thing that stopped her was Kino and her loyalty to him. Juana was the only one whose actions were out of love instead of selfishness, but she still could have saved her son. The last ones to blame should be the pearl buyers because even if they did send the trackers, other people could have also. The pearl buyers did stop Kino from selling the pearl, but even if he had sold it to them, he would still be in danger. Even though putting the blame in order brings closure to Coyotito’s death, they all contributed to the death of an innocent