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P.10 Why does Kino regress to an animal state?

 

samuel y #260475
Aug 03, 2012 12:15 AM

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P.10 Why does Kino regress to an animal state?

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Aslan
Aug 03, 2012 12:19 AM

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My pg numbers are not the same as yours but I'm guessing this is still the doctor scene. Though the doctor never SAYS to Kino "You are an animal" there is the clear message. The doctor literally turns Kino into a man desperate to help his baby; he regresses Kino to an animal state.
 

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