![]() ![]() There is a ton of symbolism involving social climates and greed. I enjoy the story but it really doesn’t resonate with me any deeper than that. I know it’s not the point but this is the same problem I had with Siddhartha– though I think Siddhartha is better. But since it’s based on a folktale, it reads like one and the people in the story seem like cardboard cutouts with no real depth to them. ![]() ![]() There’s even some suspense that keeps you reading. So Kino sets out to find a pearl to sell that will save his son’s life. When a scorpion bites Coyotito, the family is unable to get him medical treatment because they don’t have the money. In short, this story is about a poor family on a coast in Mexico made up of a pearl diver named Kino, his wife Juana, and their infant son Coyotito. Turns out it’s a grown man and only a small portion of the story takes place on a boat rather than going full blown Old Man and the Sea. I had a vision in my head that it was going to take place in the ocean, with the boy digging for clams in search of a wonderful pearl. ![]() Maybe it was actually the Dad and I didn’t look close enough. But it’s not even a grown boy in the story, it’s only a baby. I didn’t really know much about this one going into it other than forming an idea based on the image of a boy and a pearl on the penguin classics cover. ![]()
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