Character Analysis Of The Pearl In John Steinbeck's The Pearl

Right now in the novel so many things have happened. News about Kino’s great pearl spreads throughout the neighborhood which leads to everyone talking to Kino just so they can have the pearl. The doctor comes back again, just because he realizes that Kino is now rich, only to give Coyotito something, that actually makes him worse! Only to come back right when he gets worse, and give him something that makes Coyotito better. I think the doctor only did this so he could get in Kino’s good graces, and make himself look like a hero to Juana. Kino also starts to have visions when he looks at the pearl, which starts to hint that he is getting too interested in the pearl, which can potentially lead to greed. He thinks of how everything in his life can be perfect, his son can go to school, and how he wants to get married …show more content…
Kino also goes and sells his pearl to pearl-buyers. These pearl-buyers are so cheap and manipulating, they try and make it seem that their customer items are worth nothing so they will give the customer nothing. This irritates Kino, and me because it shows how manipulative people can be when it comes to money. People in the business world, will do anything to make a profit no matter how little it is. In addition, the pearl is developing into something darker than before. It is developing to greed, and now represents what is in-between people and their road to success. I am wondering how Juana will react to Kino getting mad over the pearl, since Juana is a very down to earth women. Also in these chapters, there is a new idea of how power is shifted to the person who has money and a voice to speak their mind. The only problem is that Kino does not know how to speak his mind properly, and this gives the impression that he thinks he is better than everybody else in the community. I am intrigued what will happen next in the family, and how the Pearl will affect Kino even