There's a beautiful object in the sea called a pearl. A soft, organic gem, worth more than a one-bedroom apartment rental. But can something so precious, be so evil? Can it have the power to change a man into a murderer? In The Pearl by John Steinbeck, a man is deceived by the pearl of the world's beauty and is changed into someone not even his wife recognizes. When a scorpion stings Kino's son, the rush to find help begins. But when a doctor refuses to help the poor family, Kino searches for a pearl, and what he finds, is the pearl of the world. The pearl is worth so much that Kino forgets about saving his son and focuses his mind on the pearl's value. Kino, the well-known friend, is now a brute overcome by an obscured power known as greed.
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Kino is way beyond that breaking point. For fear that Kino's family will be in danger, Kino leads his family to the North to start over. "He went quickly and quietly, and Juana trotted behind him to keep up." (69) With foreboding signs all around them, the family of three walk silently filled with qualms. The power of the pearl is following along because Kino has to bring the pearl everywhere. This is an example of the transformation because Kino thinks he can't live or function well without the inquitous pearl. Inevitably, another attack occurred. ""Trackers," he said, "Come!"" (75) Without delay, Kino sends Juana and his son to a cave while he stays to fight. "If the trackers found the swept place, he must leap for the horseman, kill him quickly and take the rifle. That was his only chance in the world." (73) Was killing the tracker really his only chance? The jewel persuades Kino to become a criminal and an assassin. As a result, the bullet flies unknowingly and hits Coyotito, Kino's only son. "And in the surface of the pearl he saw Coyotito lying in the little cave with the top of his head shot away." (89) Kino, blinded by the pearl, was led to this regrettable event. This is the last part of the big change. Kino loses a part of
Kino is way beyond that breaking point. For fear that Kino's family will be in danger, Kino leads his family to the North to start over. "He went quickly and quietly, and Juana trotted behind him to keep up." (69) With foreboding signs all around them, the family of three walk silently filled with qualms. The power of the pearl is following along because Kino has to bring the pearl everywhere. This is an example of the transformation because Kino thinks he can't live or function well without the inquitous pearl. Inevitably, another attack occurred. ""Trackers," he said, "Come!"" (75) Without delay, Kino sends Juana and his son to a cave while he stays to fight. "If the trackers found the swept place, he must leap for the horseman, kill him quickly and take the rifle. That was his only chance in the world." (73) Was killing the tracker really his only chance? The jewel persuades Kino to become a criminal and an assassin. As a result, the bullet flies unknowingly and hits Coyotito, Kino's only son. "And in the surface of the pearl he saw Coyotito lying in the little cave with the top of his head shot away." (89) Kino, blinded by the pearl, was led to this regrettable event. This is the last part of the big change. Kino loses a part of