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"It was at once property and source of food, for a man with a boat can guarantee a woman that she will eat something. It is the bulwark against starvation"(Steinbeck 14).

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"Beneath it in the hanging box Coyotito laughed and reached up his hand toward it. It sensed danger when Kino was almost within reach of it. It stopped, and its tail rose up over its back in little jerks and the curved thorn on the tails end glistened"(Steinbeck 5).

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"Kino, this pearl is evil, Let us destroy it before it destroys us. Let us crush it between two stones. Let us--let us throw it back in the sea where it belongs. Kino, it is evil, it is evil!"(Steinbeck 56-57).

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The Scorpion represents evil. The Scorpion stings Coyotito. Kino and Juana struggle to find someone to help Coyotito get better.

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The canoe has been past down by generations. To Kino it represents culture and a way out. Kino uses the canoe as a way out of being poor and having a lot of struggles.

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At first the pearl symbolized hope and wealth. Hope because Kino Hopes by selling the pearl he won't have money problems anymore. Wealth because he won't have problems with anything anymore. Then the pearl starts to symbolize evil and greed. Kino tries so hard to sell the pearl because he is desperate to help his family. But bad things have been happening.