Tang Bangz
The Roots of Evil
Greed is one of the most dangerous things in the world. It almost always leads to ill faith such as death. One such case was the legend of Hawaiian chief Hala’ea. In his small fishing town, the local fishermen would go out to catch fish using the tedious and arduous process. Although, the chief was extremely greedy, and so he would order the fishermen to give him all the fish for his own benefit. The fishermen knew his greed would one day get to him, and so one morning, they paddled out earlier than usual and caught much more than usual. So, at the end of the day, Hala’ea asked for the fish, the fishermen poured all the fish onto his boat. Although due to his greed, Hala’ea did not notice his boat sinking. Thus, the boat sunk and he died. This story is extremely similar to Kino’s, because the Chiefs greed and cupidity got to him and took his life. Because Coyotito was so important to Kino, it was almost as if he died himself, and so due to the greed, ego, and ignorance, Kino is the sole reason for Coyotito’s death.
First off, Kino’s greed engulfed his entire life and lead to stopping at no ends to attain more money. Due to extreme desire for wealth, Kino let the Pearl take him over, thus he even says, "This Pearl has become my soul', said Kino. ‘If I give it up, I shall lose my soul…" (Steinbeck 67”. Not only does Kino blatantly say it, but he also shows it several times throughout the story. For example, when he was attacked on the beach, not only did he retaliate, but he killed the man as well. This is due to the fact that the pearl has become his soul, and because he wants the money so bad, his soul was infected with the deadly poison of greed, and he killed a man. Furthermore, had Kino have been content with the original offer of 1500 pesos, he would not have begun such a great and treacherous endeavor to the Capitol. Kino’s situation is similar to the story of the man who was greedy for land. One day, this man was granted a boot to have as
Greed is one of the most dangerous things in the world. It almost always leads to ill faith such as death. One such case was the legend of Hawaiian chief Hala’ea. In his small fishing town, the local fishermen would go out to catch fish using the tedious and arduous process. Although, the chief was extremely greedy, and so he would order the fishermen to give him all the fish for his own benefit. The fishermen knew his greed would one day get to him, and so one morning, they paddled out earlier than usual and caught much more than usual. So, at the end of the day, Hala’ea asked for the fish, the fishermen poured all the fish onto his boat. Although due to his greed, Hala’ea did not notice his boat sinking. Thus, the boat sunk and he died. This story is extremely similar to Kino’s, because the Chiefs greed and cupidity got to him and took his life. Because Coyotito was so important to Kino, it was almost as if he died himself, and so due to the greed, ego, and ignorance, Kino is the sole reason for Coyotito’s death.
First off, Kino’s greed engulfed his entire life and lead to stopping at no ends to attain more money. Due to extreme desire for wealth, Kino let the Pearl take him over, thus he even says, "This Pearl has become my soul', said Kino. ‘If I give it up, I shall lose my soul…" (Steinbeck 67”. Not only does Kino blatantly say it, but he also shows it several times throughout the story. For example, when he was attacked on the beach, not only did he retaliate, but he killed the man as well. This is due to the fact that the pearl has become his soul, and because he wants the money so bad, his soul was infected with the deadly poison of greed, and he killed a man. Furthermore, had Kino have been content with the original offer of 1500 pesos, he would not have begun such a great and treacherous endeavor to the Capitol. Kino’s situation is similar to the story of the man who was greedy for land. One day, this man was granted a boot to have as