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Mindy PangPearl Final (Analysis /Synthesis)1. I think it is ironic that kino is being followed by trackers because each(prenominal) in all throughout the story, kino gum makes connections with sensuals. gum kino and Juana are compared to being animals that are chased down by hunters. As gum kino is supposedly an animal, it is ironic because trackers are known to follow animals. Just same animals, kino gum and Juana try to escape the hunters, going to the mountains, where there is high elevation, something an animal would do. Another example of Kinos comparison to an animal is when Kino needs to find a strategy in which the trackers wont see him, so he takes off his clothes (what us, humans wear), as an animalistic technique, since animals dont wear clothes. His own son in any case becomes an animal, at least to the trackers, who think the babys cry was a coyote cry, and this causes Coyotitos death by a gunshot from them. This excessively brings us to the irony of Coyotito s name, and as readers, we find out why he was named this at the end of the story. Steinbeck also describes the characters literally as animals for example, Kino hissed at her like a snake, and Juana stared at him with wide, unfrightened eyes like a sheep before the butcher. Not only does this help us aspect what is going on, but the author is also trying to make more references to animals. These are only a few of the examples of when the author creates animal mental imagery/ reference, but because the author compares Kino and his family to animals so often, it is ironic how they is being followed by trackers. 3. The brief introduction connects to rest of the story very well. John Steinbeck explains the al-Qurans parable. The introduction is pretty self-explanatory. The story is not just slightly Kino, it i... ...d to harm Kino, mugging him, injuring him, attempting many times to steal the free fall, destroying his precious pearl. Kino could no longer protect himself, like he utilize to. He tried his best, but now his protection shell has been cracked and he is no longer as strong as he used to be, just like an oyster without a pearl. The oyster protects its precious pearl on purpose, and has a shell to help protect it, but when the pearl diver forces the shell open, the protection is gone. The canoe had its wood, as a layer of protection, cube out things on the outside that could potentially harm things that are deep down the boat, but the canoe was destroyed and its protection is now useless. Kino, the canoe, and the pearl all caused and meant trouble. Now they all have lost, they have all shattered, they have been destroyed. Now, they all represent and have become something else.