The Pearl

Chapter 4

9.When the dealer calls Kino "boy", is he showing respect?

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No, the dealer is demeaning and humiliating Kino. Kino is a grown man yet he is being equated with the stature of a boy. Calling a grown man a "boy" is a frequent motif where themes of racism are involved. 

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