How Does Kino Change In 12 Angry Men

As the conflict rises, Kino has change from a loving husband to an angry and disturbed man which are revealed in his thoughts, speech, and actions. One change that makes him an angry person is when the refuses to treat Kino because of his race. For example, Kino has “struck the gate” with his bare hand and his knuckles were “split” with “blood” gushing out (Steinbeck 7). Of course, any husband would be angry because a doctor has not want to attend a poor family and would change after this dilemma has occurred. Another example that demonstrates Kino’s change is when kino hits Juana on the face repeatedly and had kicked her. As Juana tries to throw the pearl back into the ocean, kino finds out and attacks her from behind and then “he struck
her in the face” and “he kicked her [on] the side” (Steinbeck 31). Many husbands would hit their own wife because they have done that would trigger their anger within them. Next, Kino is frustrated when someone puts a hole at the bottom of Kino’s canoe. The “searing rage came to him and gave him strength” to find the person who would want to destroy his family (Steinbeck 32). Kino is mad because he sees his canoe all broken because his father gave it to him and it means alot to him. Kino treasures it dearly, but someone has ruined it and an anger grows within him. As a result Kino changes from loving husband to a angry man filled with hate and frustration.