Kino is obviously tempted by money. So is the man Kino killed and the trackers and pearl-buyers. But is Juana tempted?
I think the answer is No. I say this because although she acknowledges that money, symbolized by the pearl, could buy them good things, she does three things against the pearl. One, when she sees that the pearl is bringing them all bad luck, she begs Kino to toss it into the sea, or grind it to bits. Two, she sneaks out one night and tries to toss the pearl away, and would have done so if Kino had not stopped her before she could. And three, she asks Kino if he should get rid of the pearl, but he refuses.
Although bad things happen to Juana, she is more a victim of Kino's greed rather than her own.
Sunday, December 6, 2009
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