The Pearl
Setting
The setting throughout this story changes multiple times. In the first few pages, the setting is a small Indian home, very peaceful and quaint. After the child is bitten, the setting changes to multiple people running down the town streets towards the doctor's house. Then it changes to the beach and their small family boat, next to the ocean, looking for a pearl. Later the setting changes, back to their home, then the pearl shop. After that, they are on the road to the big city, and into the mountains.
Symbols
The doctor that wouldn't treat Coyotito because of his race, this symbolizes the white race in that time and place and how disrespectful and biased they were about the others.
The canoe symbolizes his family and what their job has been for generations.
The pearl symbolizes great hope and fortune for their future.
All of the songs Kino states that he hears, symbolize their feeling of the current situation they are in.
All of the men in the pearl shop symbolize want and greed.
Allusions
The book’s title and the pearl itself is a reference to Matthew 13:45-46 in the bible where it states, “45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found one pearl …show more content…
He contributes to the greed theme because once the pearl is in his position, greed overtakes him, he would do anything to save the pearl and sell it to become rich. He contributes to the hopes/dreams theme because once he has the pearl he begins to imagine all of the things he thought he could never have because of this one pearl. He contributes to the family theme as well because he loves his family and would do anything for them and never hurt them, however the pearl messes up that mindset a bit. He also contributes to the good vs. evil theme because once the pearl was in his position, the evil started coming out in a man who before, was a very good
Setting
The setting throughout this story changes multiple times. In the first few pages, the setting is a small Indian home, very peaceful and quaint. After the child is bitten, the setting changes to multiple people running down the town streets towards the doctor's house. Then it changes to the beach and their small family boat, next to the ocean, looking for a pearl. Later the setting changes, back to their home, then the pearl shop. After that, they are on the road to the big city, and into the mountains.
Symbols
The doctor that wouldn't treat Coyotito because of his race, this symbolizes the white race in that time and place and how disrespectful and biased they were about the others.
The canoe symbolizes his family and what their job has been for generations.
The pearl symbolizes great hope and fortune for their future.
All of the songs Kino states that he hears, symbolize their feeling of the current situation they are in.
All of the men in the pearl shop symbolize want and greed.
Allusions
The book’s title and the pearl itself is a reference to Matthew 13:45-46 in the bible where it states, “45 Again, the kingdom of heaven is like a merchant seeking beautiful pearls, 46 who, when he had found one pearl …show more content…
He contributes to the greed theme because once the pearl is in his position, greed overtakes him, he would do anything to save the pearl and sell it to become rich. He contributes to the hopes/dreams theme because once he has the pearl he begins to imagine all of the things he thought he could never have because of this one pearl. He contributes to the family theme as well because he loves his family and would do anything for them and never hurt them, however the pearl messes up that mindset a bit. He also contributes to the good vs. evil theme because once the pearl was in his position, the evil started coming out in a man who before, was a very good