Kino's Role In The Pearl

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Civilization tells us as men were supposed to be the protector. Protector of the land, family and even our community. Us as men have the responsibility to make sure everything goes right and stable which is Kino role in the book The Pearl. Kino is the protector and provider just like any other man. Kino and his family become fortunate to find the pearl and where then the pearl causes a lot of controversies such as his baby son dying by getting shot, Kino and his wife getting in domestic disputes over the pearl and just all together trackers are trying to end Kino’s family life.Kino who is the protector starts to have conflict off of evil pearl. John Steinbeck creates dramatic error such as their hut being burned down, their son getting shot …show more content…

Kino and his family are attacked, hut burned down and the death of their son. Which I don’t agree on how they ended up because the people in the town were just envious because they found it, plus Kino was a hardworking man just like the other people in their town they shouldn’t try to destroy Kino family just because of jealousy. Kino’s family does have any outside family really they only have each other but I feel they do have enemies only off of the strength of the pearl. Kino and his wife relationship are based on their superior traits which are Kino physical traits and Juana’s logic and thought process. Juana doesn’t have any physical traits about her personality but kino does with his hard-working methods that transfer into physical actions. I don’t think Kino will ever be the same after all of the things he experienced so mentally I think Kino is in a whole different place. Whereas Juana she’s in a different place because the death of their son and the frustration of them fighting trackers etc. As a family, we are considered to stick together which is exactly what Juana did when Kino wanted to separate from his family for a better chance of

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