The Pearl
Pearl
15. How does the doctor’s saying, “I am a doctor, not a veterinarian", underscore the larger conflict?
15. How does the doctor’s saying, “I am a doctor, not a veterinarian", underscore the larger conflict?
The doctor thinks of Kino and his people as animals. The systemic racism that Europeans felt towards indigenous tribes is a problem that transcends Kino not having the money to pay the doctor.