Kino's Motives In The Pearl

“A rage surged in Kino… He struck her in the face with his clenched fist and juana fell among the boulders.” (58.) Kino, a humble and content village pearl diver soon becomes horribly greedy and avaricious when he finds the pearl of the world and is motivated to receive its worth. However, the farther he goes to keep this pearl (for its worth) the more Kino and his family fall apart. So much so, Kino’s son Coyotito perishes when Kino loses sight of his values. Two characters from The Pearl by John Steinbeck that have similar motives to mine are Kino and Juana. Juana representing my love and emphasized importance to family. With Kino, he has a great and deep desire for success, which to an extent I can relate to. “She looked up at him, …show more content…
‘We will be married in the church.’ … ‘We will have new clothes.’... ‘A rifle’... ‘My son will go to school…’ Pg. 24-25. But, Juana sees early symptoms of Kino's greed and urges him to sell it, Kino agrees but is anxious about being cheated. The pearl buyer gives Kino a price, and it is not satisfactory to Kino so he decides to attempt to run to the capital to sell it. Although Kino’s actions are unacceptable he dreams of a better life for him and his family, and for success like many. Even though many share a hunger for success, not as many let their hunger blind them much like Kino does. It’s a shame how this happens, to see such a young family with so much possibility unravel such as Kino, Juana, and Coyotito …show more content…
Two characters that I can relate to when it comes to these motives, are Kino and Juana. Juana values her family and in one aspect one could say that’s what makes her strong, I can definitely say that I can relate to a motivation such as that. Kino on the other hand, is solely driven by success and in some cases greed. To an extent I know the desire for success, but not as far as Kino takes it. Family drives me because I dream to make them proud one day, through being successful like Kino has such an ambition for. What motivates you to do the things you do

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