In the chapter I read this week, the ugliness of human nature is thoroughly depicted. “Money makes the mare go.” The doctor, who initially refused to treat Kino's son, completely changed his attitude and eagerly offered help after learning about “the pearl”. This scene is cruel but realistic. In the three chapters I've read so far, the author has repeatedly emphasized the greed and ugliness of human nature in the face of profit and desire. Even Kino cannot resist temptation; he cannot give up the pearl; he cannot give up the huge benefits that are reachable, despite the danger it brings to him and his family. It is a deeply conflicted part that Kino’s wife sees the pearl as an evil thing and hopes Kino will throw it away, while Kino, driven by the dream of a better future, refuses to do so. I can fully understand and empathize with Kino’s inner world—life is about to undergo a revolutionary change, everything he wants will be on hands, and all desires will be fulfilled. If it were me, I would also cling tightly to “the pearl” just as he does.
“But now, by saying what his future was going to be like, he had created it. A plan is a real thing, and things projected are experienced. A plan once made and visualized becomes a reality along with other realities - never to be destroyed but easily to be attacked. “
I spent a long time pondering the meaning of this passage. It explores the relationship between plans and reality. It conveys the idea that when a person imagines and verbalizes their future plan, that plan is no longer just a thought—it becomes a part of reality. Furthermore, this passage reveals the fragility of plans. The moment a plan takes shape, it also begins to be challenged or attacked by external forces.
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