John Steinbeck's "The Origin of Tularecito" is a short story illustrating the life of a person with a mental disorder and his relationship with the town. As his life continues, his relationship with the town gets worse. The plot of the story starts with Pancho finding a baby who is later named Tularecito. Pancho and Franklin Gomez are farmers who provide care for Tularecito. Lastly, Tularecito likes drawing which symbolizes danger.
The story starts with Pancho finding Tularecito. After he is found, he grows up to become a farmer like Pancho and Franklin Gomez. One day while he is farming Pancho discovers that Tularecito has a mental disorder. As Tularecito's life goes on, he goes to school, but one day changed everything for Tularecito when he fought the students. This happened because the students were about to erase his drawings. Through the rest of the story his insanity progresses causing him to cause problems to the town.
Tularecito was a boy who was later found by Pancho. As Pancho found him that night he was horrified by his sharp teeth that he had. This caused him to leave him where he was. Franklin Gomez on the other hand, brought Tularecito into his home. As he grew older he became very gifted. He became very gifted because he knew how to draw animals in fine detail. The problem with him drawing animals was that if anyone erased or destroyed his art he would become furious and attack. He would attack anyone if they destroyed his other works as well. For example, he attacked Burt Monroe for putting the dirt back in the hole that he dug in the first place. After this dramatic event he was sentenced to an insane asylum.
Tularecito drawing symbolizes danger. This symbolizes danger because every time he draws he attacks anyone who tries to destroy or erase his work. Those people include students, teachers, and others. Also, at times he causes property damage when this occurs.
John Steinbeck uses plot, symbolism, and characterization in his story "The Origin of Tularecito" very well. He shows in this story how a person acts with a mental disorder. For example, Tularecito attacks anyone who erases or destroys his work.