Distorted music pulses from the dull, gray pearl. If one was to describe the melody radiating from the pearl, they would say it was an indescribable force that ate away from the peaceful setting. The music was nothing like the song of the enemy, it was far too evil. The melody was almost like a broken record, screeching out the words that should have been sung. In which the ones flawless record was the song of the family.
Eating away at one's ears, the song rips people off their sanity and gives them hope for tranquility. Sadly there is no justice for Kino and his family. The glistening pearl is said to be "as perfect as the moon", (Steinbeck page 19) but only brings justice …show more content…
There may never be justice for the young cowering kids. They pull out sharp blades, that flicker in the moon's light. Their large, flawless rings taunt the young boys. They mumble about how they can possibly mutilate their faces. The pair of teenagers are paralyzed by pure fear, as the gang laughs at their terrified faces. A tall, blonde haired boy grins a toothy menacing grin. He grabs a hold of one of the skinny greasers, and dunks his head into a nearby fountain. Icy water flows into the helpless teen's mouth and knocks out his senses. All of a sudden time seems to stop and the deep tunnel of a timeless era is filled to the brim with the Crimson red color. Too young greasers find themselves in a horrid position, when there is no place for them to call home anymore, after Johnny had killed a soc by the name of Bob. Although Ponyboy is an poor greaser, he still was able to go to a court hearing and gain clarity as a form of justice. Ponyboy also gains justice by writing a book, and being able to spread the word that stereotypes are unacceptable.
Even though justice symbolism seems very different in the Pearl by John Steinbeck, and the Outsiders by SE Hinton, they do have their similarities. In The Outsiders, Bob's gang isn't sentenced to time in jail for attacking Ponyboy and Johnny. (Hinton page 168) This event shows that high class people usually get their way because of money, just like in The Pearl. The same thing happened in The Pearl, when the high class pearl traders acted as if the pearl was of low value so they could later sell it for even more pesos. (Steinbeck page
Eating away at one's ears, the song rips people off their sanity and gives them hope for tranquility. Sadly there is no justice for Kino and his family. The glistening pearl is said to be "as perfect as the moon", (Steinbeck page 19) but only brings justice …show more content…
There may never be justice for the young cowering kids. They pull out sharp blades, that flicker in the moon's light. Their large, flawless rings taunt the young boys. They mumble about how they can possibly mutilate their faces. The pair of teenagers are paralyzed by pure fear, as the gang laughs at their terrified faces. A tall, blonde haired boy grins a toothy menacing grin. He grabs a hold of one of the skinny greasers, and dunks his head into a nearby fountain. Icy water flows into the helpless teen's mouth and knocks out his senses. All of a sudden time seems to stop and the deep tunnel of a timeless era is filled to the brim with the Crimson red color. Too young greasers find themselves in a horrid position, when there is no place for them to call home anymore, after Johnny had killed a soc by the name of Bob. Although Ponyboy is an poor greaser, he still was able to go to a court hearing and gain clarity as a form of justice. Ponyboy also gains justice by writing a book, and being able to spread the word that stereotypes are unacceptable.
Even though justice symbolism seems very different in the Pearl by John Steinbeck, and the Outsiders by SE Hinton, they do have their similarities. In The Outsiders, Bob's gang isn't sentenced to time in jail for attacking Ponyboy and Johnny. (Hinton page 168) This event shows that high class people usually get their way because of money, just like in The Pearl. The same thing happened in The Pearl, when the high class pearl traders acted as if the pearl was of low value so they could later sell it for even more pesos. (Steinbeck page