What Does Coyotito Symbolize In The Pearl

But, as the story progresses and he discovers “the Pearl of the World,” (p22) Kino tries to sell it so that he can rise above his poverty and procure a better life for his son. Kino’s newfound motivation to ameliorate his family 's conditions alienates him from others including his wife. Driven by the new "Song of Evil” (p5) and the "music of the enemy,” (p5) Kino finds himself making extraordinary sacrifices to attain tangible wealth. Juana, because of her strong instincts, senses the evil vibes coming off of the pearl and concludes that it “is like sin” (p38) and that “it will destroy” (p38) them. Kino, however, is oblivious to the pearl’s negative effect as he assumes the pearl to be their “only chance.” (p38)

His family was really close and they loved each other without money. His obsession with the pearl caused his son Coyotito to die. Kinos tends to forget that happiness doesn't come as a result of getting something he does not have but appreciating and recognizing what he does have. Throughout the pearl” Kino and his family learned this the hard way. The pearl demonstrates Kino was already making a hard skin for himself against the world”(29). Kino changes his character throughout the story by his thoughts and actions. In the first chapter of the novel kino is presented as a loving protect her husband who wants nothing more than support for his family. Furthermore to know was cruel to his wife after he found the pearl. Having a lot of money but not being happy is worse than being happy and not having money. Perhaps, people should learn the having a lot of money is not as important as

In the beginning of the novel, Kino and his family’s religion and culture revolved mainly around songs; such as the Song of the Family and the Song of the Evil. However, after Kino discovered the pearl, he began to ignore the songs, and ignore his culture. Kino’s brother, Juan Tomas, and Juana both suggest him to get rid of the pearl. Making the pearl his main priority instead of his family, Kino ignored their suggestions. If he had listened, no harm would have occurred, and he and his family would still be alive and well. Because of Kino’s obliviousness, he ended up bringing bad luck to his family, rather than the good that he fantasized about. After Kino rejected the offer of one thousand pesos, he declared that he would travel to the Capital and sell the pearl there. However, he did not plan out where he was going to sell it, nor know the exact value of the “Pearl of the World”. This led to his encounter with “the Dark Ones”. The “Dark Ones” burned his house and destroyed his prized heirloom, the canoe. This forced Kino, Juana and Coyotito to flee to the mountains, which ultimately led to Coyotito’s unfortunate

The author shows a continuous moral in the story. The author suggests that greed in the root of evil. The author states , “For Kino was a well- liked man; it would be a shame if the pearl destroyed him.” This phrase also foreshadows future events and conflicts in the story.

The boat is a symbol for family, and now that the boat has been destroyed, the family is now being destroyed. Steinbeck used darkness for the villagers that burnt down Kino’s home. The determination that Kino has to keep the pearl is starting to become destruction. With everything that had happened to Kino and his family. Kino is ready to start a new life with his family. If the pearl could be sold, the money that they get from the pearl will help Coyotito go to school and have a good life. As Kino is starting his new life by escaping he hears the music of the pearl in his head. Steinbeck presents Kino as an animal because as the novel progress, Steinbeck presents Kino as a wild animal that is being hunted by the villagers.

From the very beginning, finding the pearl causes Kino to become a greedy man and bad things start to happen to him and his family. Kino’s main goal is to help his son, Coyotito. However, when the doctor asks Kino for the pearl to treat his baby, he

But throughout the book, the pearl brings bad luck, and still Kino refuses to get rid of it. In the end, Kino grew greedier and lost what he loved most because he was so focused on the Pearl and its greatness. The message of this story that greed comes with an unbearable price. To start, many bad people wanted Kino's valuable pearl.

In The Pearl, the author John Steinbeck conveys greed through symbolism,imagery, and irony to illustrate meaning into the text. In The pearl you get to experience first hand that sometimes what you have is all that you need. Greed is a destructive force and will only result in disaster. Steinbeck tells us a story about a poor, struggling Mexican-American family who comes across a pearl that will as he believes solve every problem the family faces. "The pearl of the world" as Steinbeck describes it sets into motion a series of unfortunate events on this roller coaster that only goes down.

What various things does the pearl symbolize? The pearl can symbolize many things such as evil, good, and many more. The big two symbolizations in the book for the pearl is good and evil. In the beginning of the book, when Kino finds the pearl it was represented hope for a new life to save Coyotito and live a good life with the money. At the end of the book, the pearl made changes to Kino of how he acted. He hit Juana before throwing the pearl in the ocean; he’ll never thought that he, will hit the person who he loves. He also killed a man while being attacked at the end. Therefore; this was represented as evil because it changed how it was turning

Evil is shown by the doctor many times during the story. At first, he refuses to treat Coyotito because his parents have no money. When the doctor heard of Kino and Juana's fortune in finding "the pearl of the world", the doctor boasts that they were patients of his while thinking of a better life for himself in Paris. This greed and lust cause him to plot ways to gain wealth. Coyotito is healed by the time the doctor comes to Kino's straw

Coyotito, the baby of Kino and Juana, is poisoned by a scorpion and almost the whole village comes to see what happened. The parents take the baby to the city doctor, who never comes to the brush houses they live in. When Kino and Juana reach the doctor's house, the doctor refuses to treat the baby if the parents don’t have any money. The family goes to the beach to search for a pearl, since Juana had prayed that they find a pearl with which they could hire a doctor to cure Coyotito. Kino dives into the beach search for pearl oysters, while Juana and the baby stay in the coneo. All of the songs that ever existed start to play inside of Kino as he searches through the oysters. His heart skips a beat as the excitement runs through him, when

Symbolism and greed go hand in hand in this novel. When Kino finds this pearl it brings out the worst in whoever sees or even hears about the pearl. It's a reflection of the person's innermost desires. An example would be right after Kino finds the pearl the priest suddenly wonders “The necessary repairs needed for the church, whether he has baptized coyotito, and even married them for that matter”(ch.3) However, the pearl itself has no value and is not evil it’s the humans who put a price on it; they are the ones who made it evil corrupting it with the greed in their hearts.

Many people believe that women don’t play an important role in society and for this reason women are looked down upon; casted to the bottom of societies metaphorical food chain. The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, represents a small percent of the way women are treated, for simply being female. It exhibits many ideas as to how people, in The Pearl’s society, view women and treat them, for example, the way Kino treats Juana throughout the story, how she overcomes all the terrible things that inevitably happen to her and how she becomes stronger, for the both of them, in the end. When Juana decides to throw the pearl into the ocean, Kino takes the rage, he felt earlier in the story, out on her without the blink of an eye.

Three examples of symbols in The Pearl are the scorpion, Kino’s canoe, and Coyotito. The scorpion that stings Coyotito in chapter one is a symbol for the beginning of evil. It represents the destruction that happens throughout the novel and it also foreshadows the death of Coyotito. “Kino and Juana came slowly down to the beach and to Kino’s canoe, which was the one thing of value he owned in the world. It was very old. Kino’s grandfather had brought it from Nayarit, and he had given it to Kino’s father, and so it had come to Kino” (14).Kino’s canoe symbolizes his connection to cultural tradition. It is notable that Kino’s possession of the pearl is the cause of the canoes destruction. His decision to gain power has damaged his cultural heritage. Coyotito is one of the biggest symbols in The Pearl. His death represents a final loss of innocence for Kino and

Kino accomplishes his goal by stopping anyone who tries to get rid of the pearl (Juana) and avoiding the subject itself so less and less attention returns to their family. From my perspective Kino is hiding his real reasons/emotions for keeping the pearl. Kino brings action and dramatic occasions in this book by overreacting, “Consequently Kino was afraid of making plans, but having made one, he could never destroy it” (Steinbeck 29). Kino is being explained as already having a life plan with the pearl in it, so if the pearl was to ever be misplaced their family's life would be demolished. Kino seems to express too much hope in the pear, imagine as if the pearl were a genie Kino would be hoping for four wishes instead of the three and the chances of getting that is nones unless you wish for an extra one. In this case you can’t get another pearl unless you try harder, which is why it seems like Kino is so hesitant to give it up. In this pearl he see’s his life’s journey ahead of with him with only positive outcomes. With Kino believing there will be only positive outcomes with the pearl he will really hit a brick when it all goes