What would it be like to be living off the land and find something of great value? In this story we find Juana and Kino with their son Cyotito. Kino is a pearl diver who lives in a hut and every morning he has corncakes. Kino’s view on life has been simple with songs and ancient culture and then a scorpion changes his life. The tragic plotline and symbolism together with the realism of this story teach us the moral lesson of learning from our mistakes. Which previous to then Kino had done no wrong but when he took the pearl to power it gets stuck in his head for way too long.
The plotline of the story The Pearl perfectly fits that of tragic literature. In the beginning, the world was in conflict for Kino and Juana when Cyotito gets stung by the scorpion. Juana rushes and tries to suck the poison out of Cyotito’s system. The couple goes to the doctor’s home and denies their baby so Juana knowing what to do in these situations made an antidote of sea weed. Kino and Juana went out on their boat to dive for pearls and while down under water he finds what he calls the pearl of the world and howls like wolf because they found out that Cyotito is getting better. That was Kino’s rise to power but next is his tragic flaw. Once Kino got the pearl word spread in a flash. Everyone everywhere knew of this pearl of the world. Kino was thinking what to buy but the thoughts just keep coming and Kino said “For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more” pg 25.After his thoughts he was going to sell it but they never gave him the price he wanted. Then he started to get greedy and go to the capital to see if he could get more money. Next is the tragic fall the night before Kino is going to sell it Juana takes it and tries to throw it back in the water because she thinks it’s destroying their family. Soon Kino catches up to her and beats her before she can throw it and then she understands Kino’s anger in why he beat her. Kino heard a sound and got in a fight with an unknown man and killed him they had to hide. Kino hid with his brother Juan Thomas until they’d leave on their voyage. The next day they left but they ran into trouble a couple of bounty hunters. They stalled for as long as they could but they had to make a run for it they hid in the mountains for as long as they could and the bounty hunters were guarding a water source. Final death or death symbolism and Cyotito Kino and Juana’s Baby gets shot and dies. Juana and Kino are forever sad and mad at the pearl.
In addition to the plotline fitting the tragic mode of literature, so does the symbolism found in the story. In the beginning it was a normal day for everyone. Then there are tons of songs but most of the story it is the song of evil which is a sign of tragedy. The scorpion that bit Cyotito was a tragic symbol. But all of the wants Kino had weren’t good or bad so it is almost tragic that he can’t choose. Kino running away from everybody is also a sign of tragedy.
Finally, in the story The Pearl the main character is in control and the other characters behave in a realistic way. Kino, Juana and Cyotito, the main characters, are definitely in control throughout the story as they go on journeys together. In addition the main characters are always thinking about what to do. Also In this story everything is a realistic vision or non- fiction which makes everything seem as real as it can get.
The story The Pearl portrays a native group of people, helping each other to get along. Through the use of symbolism the author lets us as readers and viewers identify with the troubles that the real world brings and how we have to work together with the people we love or hate to solve those problems. When Kino and Juana came home sad without Cyotito for death and death symbolism, the tragic plotline is complete and the reader and viewer experiences sadness and a family torn apart due to the pearl.
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