Conflicts In The Pearl

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Conflicts in The Pearl All throughout history there has been the race of man, and with it, accounts of the conflicts that were created and resolved. The novella The Pearl by John Steinbeck portrayed the idea of the numerous conflicts within human nature. The main character Kino is a poor Mexican fisherman who has a wife named Juana, and a young son named Coyotito. Kino is living a simple life until one day Coyotito is stung by a scorpion, forcing Kino and Juana to panic and try to help save their child. Despite their efforts, their attempt at getting medical attention from a doctor fails because the doctor is greedy, and only treats rich white patients. With their hope fading away, Kino and Juana decide to go pearl fishing to try to find a pearl that will make enough money to pay the doctor to treat Coyotito. Luckily, their trip is successful and Kino discovered "the pearl of the world". The pearl was the largest anyone had ever seen, but with such a great treasure, it brings on the greed of everyone. They believe that their find would bring them riches and change to their family's social status, and other ways that the pearl could benefit them. During the whole story, there are many types of conflicts, but the most predominant one is man vs. man. The three examples within the novella The Pearl are between Kino vs. the Doctor, Kino vs. Juana, and Kino vs. the trackers and intruders. Soon after Coyotito was bitten by the scorpion, Kino rushes him to the Doctor in search of medical attention to save his poor son, this is where the conflicts between Kino and the Doctor arise. At first, the doctor is extremely rude to Kino and Juana, to the point where he insults the family. "I am a doctor, not a veterinary" (Steinbeck 11). With saying this, the Doctor implied that Coyotito was an animal because he was not a rich white person. The Doctor, being of

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