The Pearl Greed

In The Pearl, John Steinbeck writes about a man named Kino, who lives in La Paz, Mexico. Kino finds a great pearl that he decides to sell in order that he will be able to pay for a life of luxury for his wife Juana and son, Coyotito. He runs into trouble when the greed of people is brought out. His wife, Juana, forwarns Kino that the pearl is evil. Kino does not listen and goes ahead with his plan to bring his family to the capitol to sell the pearl. Juana tries to throw the pearl in the ocean however Kino stops her from doing this and beats her up. Kino ends up killing a man that attacks him which eventually leads to the death of his son. In The Pearl, John Steinbeck conveys that the sin of greed for wealth leads to the destruction of a family. …show more content…
He always want more. Kino imagines a marriage that will make his wife happy and wealth to provide education for his son. He also starts thinking of objects for himself such as a rifle and new clothes. These thoughts filled Kino’s mind so that nothing would stop him from obtaining these materialistic objects. His greed is so great that he even puts his family in danger so that he can gain what he wants. In chapter three it reads, “This was an impossibility, and if he could think of having a rifle whole horizons were burst and he could rush on. For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more.” Kino wanted more and more since he was never satisfied with what he had. He was never content, which led to his family becoming a low priority in his