![]() Though powerful, however, nature’s force is essentially neutral, despite the meaning that mankind, here Kino and Juana, confer upon it. He heard every little sound of the gathering night, the sleepy complaint of settling birds…and the simple hiss of distance.” He is said to have “the deep participation with all things, the gift he had from his people. And throughout the novel, Kino is described as being, like his ancestors, intimately connected with nature. Sometimes they protect (as in the plants that keep Juana and Kino temporarily hidden from the trackers) and feed (as in the fire that cooks the corncakes) while at other times, they destroy (as in the scorpion that poisons Coyotito and the fire that burns down Kino’s house). ![]() Natural elements often serve to instigate crucial plot-points. ![]()
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