First, Kino begins to feel protective of the pearl as he fears it might be taken from him and his family. In the beginning of the story Kino …show more content…
Kino and his family have embarked on their journey to sell the pearl. There are trackers after Kino’s pearl whom have found him and his family. Kino is natural and clinging to a rock ready to strike back to protect his territory but more importantly his pearl. For example, “The moon would rise in a few moments now, and he knew he must attack…” (Steinbeck, 85). This quote reveals Kino fully exposing himself to his instincts, as he is waiting to fatally attack the threat: just as an animal would do when put in the same situation.
Finally, a moral of this parable “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck, is that greed can expose a man’s true animalistic nature. The desire for something can be overwhelming and cause us to act out of character as demonstrated by Kino when he had the pearl. Greed can be controlling and challenging to consistently manage as we have seen in John Steinbeck’s “The