The story of the The Pearl is about a man and his family who go to extreme measures for wealth. John Steinbeck, a famous American author, wrote the novella, The Pearl. The book The Pearl is a story with a moral of how beauty can bring out the most evil things in life. Kino, one of the main characters, finds a beautiful pearl that will hopefully fulfill his wants in life. Throughout the novel what Kino views that is important in life changes as he tries to cope with resolving his internal conflict.
At the beginning of the story, Kino values his family and his boat most. “Kino heard the creak of the rope when Juana took Coyotito out of his hanging box...Juana sang softly an ancient song...and this was part of the family song too...this is the …show more content…
“We will be married in the church...All of these things Kino saw in the lucent pearl and he said, We will have new clothes .” (Steinbeck,24). Once Kino finds the pearl his boat and the complete feeling of his family wasn’t important anymore. The wealth became Kino’s number one priority and his focus was selling the pearl. “In the pearl he saw Coyotito sitting at a little desk in a school...Coyotito was writing on a big piece of paper..My son will go to school…”(Steinbeck,25). Kino wants Coyotito to go to school because he wants him to be able to have money and be successful. Also if Coyotito goes to school he could bring knowledge back to his village and educate his own people. The greed overwhelms Kino’s thoughts and he is more than determined to do whatever he has to to sell the …show more content…
“And in the surface of the pearl he saw Coyotito lying in the little cave with the top of his head shot away.”(Steinbeck,89). Kino feels guilty because he is recalling the frightened eyes of Coyotito when he shot his son. He also feels guilty because his greed for materialistic things resulted in the death of his child. “Evil faces peered from it into his eyes and he saw the light of burning..And Kino drew back his arm and flung the pearl into the sea.”(Steinbeck,89). As Kino looks into the pearl remembering the evil faces he becomes angry and wants to get rid of the pearl. While Kino stared at the pearl thinking about the events he went through for the pearl in fury he threw the pearl back into the water. Kino rids of the pearl to try to cope with his internal conflict in the
At the beginning of the story, Kino values his family and his boat most. “Kino heard the creak of the rope when Juana took Coyotito out of his hanging box...Juana sang softly an ancient song...and this was part of the family song too...this is the …show more content…
“We will be married in the church...All of these things Kino saw in the lucent pearl and he said, We will have new clothes .” (Steinbeck,24). Once Kino finds the pearl his boat and the complete feeling of his family wasn’t important anymore. The wealth became Kino’s number one priority and his focus was selling the pearl. “In the pearl he saw Coyotito sitting at a little desk in a school...Coyotito was writing on a big piece of paper..My son will go to school…”(Steinbeck,25). Kino wants Coyotito to go to school because he wants him to be able to have money and be successful. Also if Coyotito goes to school he could bring knowledge back to his village and educate his own people. The greed overwhelms Kino’s thoughts and he is more than determined to do whatever he has to to sell the …show more content…
“And in the surface of the pearl he saw Coyotito lying in the little cave with the top of his head shot away.”(Steinbeck,89). Kino feels guilty because he is recalling the frightened eyes of Coyotito when he shot his son. He also feels guilty because his greed for materialistic things resulted in the death of his child. “Evil faces peered from it into his eyes and he saw the light of burning..And Kino drew back his arm and flung the pearl into the sea.”(Steinbeck,89). As Kino looks into the pearl remembering the evil faces he becomes angry and wants to get rid of the pearl. While Kino stared at the pearl thinking about the events he went through for the pearl in fury he threw the pearl back into the water. Kino rids of the pearl to try to cope with his internal conflict in the