![]() ![]() ![]() Otherwise, Kino lives a perfectly harmonious life, both socially and environmentally. Only when the outside forces - whether it be the scorpion, the doctor, or the pearl buyers - intrude upon his life does he then become estranged within his natural surrounding. In fact, he is not even fully aware of how much the townspeople despise and exploit all of his people. Even though he is on the lowest economic rung of society, he still has a deep sense of human dignity. Kino's profession - a simple pearl diver - requires him to be constantly close to nature, and he is constantly affected by natural events for example, when the sea is rough or the climate is unsuitable, Kino cannot practice his trade. However sophisticated one might become, there is always something that one finds appealing in the "noble savage" or the "pristine innocence" of people like Kino, whose life is lived close to the simple harmony of the natural world and who is not affected by the hypocrisies and artificialities of the "civilized world." For example, Kino's simple breakfast of corncake and pulque contrasts well with the opulent decadence of the doctor's breakfast of cocoa served to him in bed in a dainty china cup. One of the great appeals of The Pearl lies in the beautiful and simplistic way that Kino is characterized. ![]()
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