Theme Of Symbolism In The Pearl

Register to read the introduction… Kino starts off as a regular everyday man who loves his family. There is a song he loves, it is recalled to as The Song of Family, "this is safety, this is warmth, this is Whole" (5). Human nature is to loves your family, as Kino does from instinct. With that also comes protection, which comes from the love he has for his family. As the scorpion was approaching Coyotito in his basket, all Kino could do was listen to the danger. "In his mind a new song had come, the Song of Evil, the music of the enemy, of any foe of the family, a savage, secret, dangerous melody, and underneath it, the Song of the Family cried plaintively" and immediately wants to protect his family from the danger (4). Even though love in our minds sort of relates to self-defense, in reality it is not.. (((example of an animal not caring fo the kid___))) Self-defense takes no place in the character in animals; it is a totally different feeling. Animal feelings are entirely different than humans.
Changes and transformations in the environment and in people are a part of life. Sometimes they are gradual and sometimes sudden. The sudden changes and transformations in people can be both good and bad. These changes can drastically affect lives and daily routines. In John Steinbeck's novel, The Pearl, Kino changes throughout the novel as he transforms from a human, to an animal, and to finally to something that is "removed from human experience". Kino ends the story as a very different person than when the story …show more content…
Kino begins as a normal man who loves his family. The Song of the Family is very dear to him, "this is safety, this is warmth, this is Whole" (5). Loving something, like Kino loves his family, is part of human nature. Worry and wanting to protect the family is part of love. Kino hears the danger as he saw the scorpion on Coyotito's basket. "In his mind a new song had come, the Song of Evil, the music of the enemy, of any foe of the family, a savage, secret, dangerous melody, and underneath it, the Song of the Family cried plaintively" and immediately wants to protect his family from the danger (4). Although love may seem like another form of self-defense, it is not; it is a separate emotion and plays no part in animalistic characteristics. Human emotions are far from animal-like. Animals are not as wise as wise as people are in a variety of ways. Two examples of this is intelligence and human beliefs. Kino perspective of animals is that they are not as smart as us humans. The morning the Song of Evil enters his life, "Kino watched with the detachment of God while a dusty and frantically tried to escape the sand trap an ant lion had dug for him" (5). Kino watches this as he is looking through the eyes of God as he watches us. God is wiser than us, He is above us. Kino and his family are connected with a situation related to this one like the ant was. Kino was not the wiser any more, nor anymore the human. People are superior to animals in a number of ways, such as intelligence and beliefs. Kino as a human looks down on animals from his more superior view. The morning the Song of Evil enters his life, "Kino watched with the detachment of God while a dusty and frantically tried to escape the sand trap an ant lion had dug for him" (5). Kino is able to watch this spectacle like God watches humans. God is superior to humans. Later Kino and his family are brought into a similar situation as the ant was;