Greed changes everyone's actions and the way they think. In the beginning, life in the village is quiet and people are kind and keep to themselves. Mostly everyone works hard and stays positive towards each other, there is never any hatred going around. Sometimes food is scarce, but the community is able to make it work by coming together and helping everyone as much as they can. Then everybody's views change on the day Kino finds the pearl. Word spreads quickly and everyone starts to lose consideration for others and think about how they could benefit from this pearl. Steinbeck uses greed as a motif to show that it can change many people's actions and thoughts.
Although greed can sometimes get you what you want, it’s not always going to …show more content…
Greed is a theme that reoccurs throughout this book to show first, how it changes people’s thoughts as described above, but then those thoughts are turned into actions. Greed was shown as an adjective of Kino whenever he would make silly mistakes or do bad things. Juana was about to throw the pearl into the ocean, when Kino sees her and attacks her because the pearl fills him with greed. The book describes the scene like this, "Her arm was up to throw when he leaped at her and caught her arm and wrenched the pearl from her. He struck her in the face with his clenched fist and she fell among the boulders, and he kicked her in the side." (Steinbeck, page 58-59) In this moment, Kino did not care about his lover’s safety and life, all he cared for was the fact that the pearl was about to get thrown into the ocean to never be seen again. He put the pearls safety before Juana’s because of his greed. Likewise, the scene when Kino kills Coyotito during the fight for the pearl with the trackers portrays a powerful example of greed. The book describes, “And then Kino stood uncertainly. Something was wrong, some signal was trying to get through to his brain. Tree frogs and cicadas were silent now. And then Kino's brain cleared from its red concentration and he knew the sound - the keening, moaning, rising hysterical cry from the little cave in the side of the stone …show more content…
The greed shown in the book is an example of destruction and how it can change your thoughts and actions negatively. Especially in Kino's circumstance. In conclusion, Steinbeck uses greed as a motif to show that it can change many people's actions and
Although greed can sometimes get you what you want, it’s not always going to …show more content…
Greed is a theme that reoccurs throughout this book to show first, how it changes people’s thoughts as described above, but then those thoughts are turned into actions. Greed was shown as an adjective of Kino whenever he would make silly mistakes or do bad things. Juana was about to throw the pearl into the ocean, when Kino sees her and attacks her because the pearl fills him with greed. The book describes the scene like this, "Her arm was up to throw when he leaped at her and caught her arm and wrenched the pearl from her. He struck her in the face with his clenched fist and she fell among the boulders, and he kicked her in the side." (Steinbeck, page 58-59) In this moment, Kino did not care about his lover’s safety and life, all he cared for was the fact that the pearl was about to get thrown into the ocean to never be seen again. He put the pearls safety before Juana’s because of his greed. Likewise, the scene when Kino kills Coyotito during the fight for the pearl with the trackers portrays a powerful example of greed. The book describes, “And then Kino stood uncertainly. Something was wrong, some signal was trying to get through to his brain. Tree frogs and cicadas were silent now. And then Kino's brain cleared from its red concentration and he knew the sound - the keening, moaning, rising hysterical cry from the little cave in the side of the stone …show more content…
The greed shown in the book is an example of destruction and how it can change your thoughts and actions negatively. Especially in Kino's circumstance. In conclusion, Steinbeck uses greed as a motif to show that it can change many people's actions and