Coyotito The Pearl Quotes

Kino was attacked by mean trying to steal the pearl. He killed one of them in self-defense but Juana tells him that does not matter. He will still face consequences from the townspeople once the body is found in the morning.

“Don’t educate your children to be rich. Educate them to be happy, so they know the value of things, not the price” Victor Hugo stated. Kino and Juana did not have the values or money that many people had, but they had Coyotito. Coyotito shows many symbols such as love, devotion, dedication, and affection towards Kino and Juana throughout the book. In The Pearl by John Steinbeck, Coyotito's illness and characteristics had an impact on Kino and Juana’s decisions.

Kino is one of the main characters in John Steinbeck’s book, The Pearl. At first, Kino was very simple, and he only cared about the village and the people in it, especially his family. After Kino discovers the pearl, Kino transformed himself from a hardworking family man to a violent murderer driven by greed.

This quote shows the greed in Kino is getting greater and greater. The reader can tell this because Kino is willing to hurt the person who he loves the most, and who loves him the most, just to keep his pearl safe.

When Kino is first introduced in the beginning, he is thrilled with the joy of the simple things in life. “And this was part of the family song too. It was all part. Sometimes it rose to an aching chord that caught his throat, saying this is safety, this is warmth, this is Whole. Kino was young and strong and his black hair hung over his brown forehead. His eyes were warm and fierce and bright and his mustache was thin and coarse.”(4). As described in the passage Kino is seen as a warm, cordial person in the beginning of the novella when he had not yet encountered the pearl. He shines bright with hope and love, feeling safe. With the song of the family beating loudly at heart, his only goal is to be with them. However, being caught in awe wondering if all of this is true, Kino starts to think maybe it was all too good to be true however he decides to forget his worries. Unfortunately his decision to forget his worries proves not to be a good choice when his luck of fate starts to change. “He hissed at her like a snake, and Juana stared at him with wide unfrightened eyes, like a sheep before the butcher. She knew there was murder in him, and it was all right; she had accepted it, and she would not

4). He begins to think of a very bright future for him and his family where he and Juana will finally have a wedding and his son will attend school. Kino leaves his house confidently with hopes of selling the pearl.

Kino’s avaricious actions lead to the downfall of his family, but his wife held it together with a great deal of effort. Juana tried to get rid of the pearl by throwing it back in the ocean, but Kino saw her before she could do it. He was outraged and he attacked her, punching her face. She then realized that in

As he reached the bottom of the cliff, he stripped off his clothes and waited for the moment of attack, this had to be done before moonrise. Kino drew his knife and slithered closer to the trackers. Two of the trackers were asleep, however, Kino lunged forward, killing the first tracker without hesitation, Kino was a machine, a rabid animal that could not be stopped. The other Two trackers were wide awake and circling Kino. He lashed out and killed the man with the rifle. The last tracker ran fleeing for his life, although the act was pouch. Kino rifle that had previously been on the ground was now in Kino’s hands. He swung the rifle around giving the man a devastating blow to the head. With that all the trackers were dead and the small family was safe for the moment. At that moment Kino’s bravado vanished., causing Kino to slump to the ground.

Kino is pushed through trial after trial, holding onto the tiniest milligram of hope to search for an impossible result to happen to him and his family. "But Kino had become as deadly as steel. Deliberately he threw the lever of the rifle, and then he raised the gun and aimed deliberately and fired" (87). Kino was willing to kill three men to protect

Kino’s personality had started to change because of the pearl, he valued it more than he values Juana and Coyotito. What started of as good intentions turned around and took a fatal

This leads the theme of how a dream is good, until it begins to destroy the things of value in a person’s life. Because Kino believes The Pearl will help him achieve all the dreams he has in store for his son Coyotito Kino does not want to give up the pearl. Juana, who is smart enough to figure out that the pearl is going to cause trouble, asks Kino to throw the pearl away multiple times. And even tries to get rid of it herself. Juana says, "This pearl is evil. This pearl is like a sin. It will destroy us all!” Even though Juana warns Kino that the pearl will bring great misfortunes to the family and asks him to throw the pearl away, Kino decides not to listen or take the advice his wife is giving because Kino's mind is already overtaken by his dreams he wishes of achieving with The Pearl. He is blinded by the dream of: "Juana and Coyotito and himself standing and kneeling at the high alter in the new white clothes holding a Winchester carbine and ‘’Coyotito sitting at a little desk in a school". It is now clear to us that he is slowly starting to become greedy and that his selfish thoughts are suddenly starting to control his actions and what he says. After Kino has found "the pearl of the world", everyone is eager to own it and they all begin to start thinking of their own dreams and what they can achieve if they had a pearl like Kino’s, "Every

This causes the trackers to follow them. It puts him and his family in danger. Again, readers see the effect the pearl has on Kino. He kills the three trackers. Kino was most likely thinking he and his were safe.

As a way to escape the desperate people trying to capture the pearl, Kino brings his family to the mountains. While they are sleeping, Kino awakens from a horrible dream telling him that something is wrong, which leads to three trackers coming to take the pearl. Kino tries to protect his family, and as a result he stabs and kills all of the trackers. During the brutal fight, one of the trackers hears “something” and fires his gun. Pow!

Kino did not fall for their deceptive tricks. Kino then takes the pearl back to his home where people tried anything to get it. During a crazy night, Kino, badly beaten after multiple attacks, killed a robber in self-defense. When talking to his brother Juan Thomás, he said, “My friends will protect me.” Juan Thomás then said, “Only so long as they are but in danger or discomfort from it” (pg 74).

The pearl's evil infects Kino like a ravaged disease and consumes his mind. He starts off with good intentions, but they become twisted. He wants to sell the pearl and use the money to better his family's lifestyle. He has dreams and goals that each depends on the pearl selling for a good price. Juana sensing the evil and greed coming from Kino attempts to destroy it. Kino beats her unmercifully. "He struck her in the face and she fell among the boulders, and he kicked her in the side...He hissed at her like a snake and she stared at him with wide unfrightened eyes, like a sheep before a butcher." Juana sees through the outer beauty of the pearl and knew it would destroy Kino and herself. Kino's vision from the soul becomes blurred by the possible prosperity the pearl will bring. The evil invades Kino's life as well as everyone he knows and loves.