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The Pearl - Kino's Character-
Title: The Pearl - Kino's Character-
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 797 | Pages: 3.4 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Pearl - Kino's Character-
The Pearl - Kino's Character-
Kino, a poor Indian fisherman, lives on the Gulf of California
with his wife Juana and son Coyotito. Their simple hut is made of
brush, and the couple sleeps on mats thrown on the dirt floor, while
Coyotito sleeps in a hanging box. Like others in their poor village,
they depend on nature for survival.
As The Pearl begins, dawn is breaking. Kino watches the sun
rise and listens to the …showed first 75 words of 797 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 797 total…great asset to the story. The pearl in the
story has a strong allegorical message to the reader about human
greed. Kino becomes a symbol of the poor but happy man who is
destroyed when he becomes obsessed with his wantings of the material
world. The pearl that was supposed to bring him happiness and
contentment brings him only death and destruction. At the end of the,
both Kino's dream and his son are dead.
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