Before the two of them found the pearl, they had a simple life in their tiny house. They had a young baby that swung serenly in a box by the door and many loyal friends who supported them. While not officially wed in the church, but they were, as far as anyone was concerned, together. Juana accepts everything about Kino: his mannerisms and gestures had become a second language for the two of them. Meal times pass in silence, only sparingly broken. They are comfortable in their life until their son, Coyotito, becomes ill after a scorpion sting.
After they find the pearl, their lives are turned upside down. While their friends still support them, Kino finds out that people may be corrupt, an idea that would have been unimaginable not too long before. Would a doctor really POISON a baby just to get some money? Would he refuse the same baby medical treatment because the only thing he could get in return, besides satisfaction, would be a handful of ugly pearls? And would the pearl buyers really give him a price ten times less than the pearl's worth or try to steal it from him?
When Kino must kill to keep his family safe, he reaches a point where he cannot turn back and hide in the mold of his old life even if he destroys the large pearl. One thing, though, did NOT change; his wife followed him obediently. (Sarah)
Before the finding of the pearl, Kino's life is happily bucolic. He knows that his people are being oppressed, and that the whites are living much better than them, but it's okay. He has his family, he's respectable in his community, and he has a peaceful lifestyle. He has never had a hope of being rich and privilaged, and so it does not bother him as much that he hasn't been married in the church, or can't afford the very best for Coyotito.
ReplyDeleteHowever, after the discovery of the pearl, he has had a taste of life in the fast lane, if only in his imagination, because the pearl has let him dare hope it can become reality. Now he cannot settle for anything less than that for his beloved family.
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Before Kino found the "Pearl of the World", he was looked down upon by the White doctor, due to the fact that he had little money. His son was poisoned and could die any day, and without money he could not give him the treatment he needed to survive. Mentally, Kino was a bit more humble, in my opinion. Because when he found the pearl, and his friend asked what he would do with it, he began to want very much; education for Coyotito, a wedding, tools, nice clothes, a rifle, and more things. Also, though at first he did not realize it, his "friends" were extremely envious of his fortune. And soon they began to wish evil on him. Later, Kino realized he did not necessarily need all the things he had wished for before.
ReplyDeleteKino's life before his discovery of the pearl was a simple life; he was self- sufficient and never needed to ask for help or question his judgement. After discovering the pearl, his status in the village is raised a bar and he realized that he didn't know about any medications from the doctor, or the true value of the pearl. He finds himself over thinking his decisions and feeling cheated. "The song of the enemy" is constantly ringing in his ears from the arrival of the pearl and his mind is constantly cloudy. Kino knows that even when he sells the pearl, he won't be able to sink back into the same routine he had before finding the pearl.
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Before Kino and Juana discover the pearl, they lead an idyllic life in a simple brush house near the sea. Kino would start the day by going out and listening to the soft, soothing waves. His wife, Juana, would start the day by grinding corn to make cakes. Their baby, Coyotito would be in a hanging box, swinging happily. It is a simple, peaceful way of living; friends and neighbors support them. They are satisfied with what they have.
ReplyDeleteAfter Kino and Juana discover the pearl, their once tranquil life becomes deranged. Eyes darting back and forth with caution, Kino would now start the day by checking on his pearl. Juana would now start her day by wishfully thinking of seeing the pearl stolen or lost because of the misfortune that the pearl has caused for the family. They now carefully cradle their baby, who still carries the curse of the scorpion sting. With a nugget of fortune before them, they now crave for more wealth instead of continuing their simple life.
In the end, instead of bringing fortune, the pearl brings the family misfortune, evil and death.
Before Kino's fateful discovery of the "Pearl of the World," he and his family lived a fairly simply life in a little bucholic town somewhere near the coast. Juana would always be up before Kino making corncakes and making sure Coyotito was healthy and cared for. Kino would gather his equipment, and all three of them would head out tothe salty ocean to start the workday. It was a fairly simple life, and they liked it that way.
ReplyDeleteAfter the discovery of the great pearl, Kimo's peaceful life turned into one of turmoil and much distress. Kino starts acting paranoid after the pearl buyers try to cheat him of the pearl. In the end, Kino's hopes of being rich are exhausted, and he leaves a trail of evil and death in his wake.
Before Kino found the pearl he was just another poor pearl diver living in a grass hut. He did not have fancy things and his most prized possession was his grandfather’s canoe. Then after he finds the pearl his life changes and he is constantly worried with the song of evil playing in his head. He becomes better known in his village and more popular like when the doctor comes to a grass house for the first time to treat a patient. He wants to sell the pearl to get rid of it but in the back of his mind I think he knows that his life will never be the same again.
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Before the discovery of the pearl Kino's life was simple and most of the people in the town looked down on him. He was just a pearl diver, and he was happy until his child got sick. He needed a doctor but the doctor wouldn't help because they were poor. they only way they could help his child was if he stumbled across payment wich is exactly what happened. Except the pearl isn't what it seams.
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Kino had a very simple and primitive life before he found the pearl because he had very little money. Once he found the pearl everything changed for Kino and his family. His life could have changed positively but instead he was greedy and it went bad from there. He was always on the lookout for people trying to steal his pearl for themselves. Eventually someone tried to steal it and through greed and hunger Kino killed the man. The consequence for his murder was the worst one any man could receive. The loss of his son.
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Kino and Juana's life changes so much because of the discovery of the pearl. Before they made just enough to get by, but they were content and not in sorrow. After getting that pearl and clutching in his hand and feeling the power and greed run its course through him. Kino was forever changed. He could not go back to his simple life. That was out of the question. The young couple loses their only child and simple bliss because of the terrible greed and misfortune of the pearl.
ReplyDeleteThe family of Kino was very simple and without much stress. But then a pearl came by after the baby got stung by a scorpion. The pearl paid for the doctor to heal the baby. Yet after that it became evil and made Kino paranoid of crooks and made him very greedy with the power of the pearl. Life changed for Kino and his family after he stumbled across that one special peral.
ReplyDeleteBefore Kino found the pearl, his life was charmingly simple. Although he was looked down upon by the white people, he was somewhat okay with it. He had his family and his grandfather's canoe (his most prized possession) and that was all that mattered. After he found the pearl, his life changed completely. His personality changed, and he committed a crime in order to keep his wealth. Pearl buyers devised a plan to have Kino sell the pearl for less than what it was worth. The pearl that was majestic and beautiful on the exterior had deemed itself to be completely nefarious on the interior.
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Kino's life was fine before the finding of the pearl. But we as humans are omnipresently striving for more, always more than we need. The dissemination of power and cupidity underfoot Kino's family sent it into a down-spiraling staircase. The dude went mad! He started rambling about coalescence with souls, and beat up his wife when she attempted to drown the song of the pearl, which grew increasingly evil throughout the book. They, in the end lost everything with original hopes of prosperity due to blinding by avarice. They may have not meant for everything else in the book to happen, but everything was connected, everything was in a chain-link reaction with its inception being the pearl itself.
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