There are two opposing views of this novel. One suggests that Kino only gets what he deserves; he should have accepted what he was offered, and listened to Juana. He destroys his family because of his greed. The other view suggests that Kino was the victim of the white man’s greed and the white-dominated system. He fights bravely against the exploitation and oppression of his people, and is in fact a tragic victim, a symbol of the hopelessness of his people’s struggle. Write an essay in support of one of these views; remember to use short quotations to illustrate your main points. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Kino was indeed a victim of the white man’s greed, but how did the author, John Steinbeck, direct the reader to share this view? His style was to gradually induce emotions in the reader. The major one was pity for Juana and Kino, the two main characters. There is a gradual build-up of the character of Kino as a man of principle who was a good father, as, when desperately worried about his son’s illness, he took him straight to a doctor. The reader begins to appreciate the setting of the novel as a place where money makes everything happen and at this particular section of the story, a place where a really sick child will not be seen by a doctor unless money is produced. It is at this point that the reader begins to fully appreciate how difficult things are for people from Kino and Juana’s race. There is a great division of earning-power between native and white men at this time and here is a man unable to pay for his son’s medical treatment. This stirs the emotion of anger on the reader’s part and this is one that the author plays on as Kino’s son’s helplessness is made more clear. There is a planned build-up to this emotion in the novel and the author does this with great skill. Our feeling of pity towards the main character of Kino is further established as the reader is made aware of how the doctor is not only money-grabbing, but a...