The Treasure Of Lemon Brown Character Changes

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Have you ever acted in a certain way and then later changed your attitude or outlook based on events or situations that have taken place?In the novel “The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck and the fictional short story “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers,this is exactly what happens. The Pearl is about a man named Kino finds a large pearl to help his son who was stung by a scorpion,However men try to steal the pearl from Kino,leading him to show no mercy and kill them which causes him to run away and ultimately the death of his son.”The Treasure of Lemon Brown” is the story of Greg Ridley ,who needs to study for math but he is being disrespectful, and goes to an abandoned building where he meets Lemon Brown.Thugs try to steal …show more content…
One.One quote that shows his satisfaction is ,”Therese is not no need for a speech if it’s only a habit anyway.anyway. Kino sighed with satisfaction and that was conversation(Steinbeck 4).Kino enjoyed the mornings hen his wife was making breakfast,or caring for their baby,and listening to the song of the family without them having to speak,Kino is furthermore , Kino is content with his life even though he doesn't have much he is happy with his family and the roof over his head. In the end of the story
Kino was serious because he will kill any man for the pearl because he said “it’s a part of my soul”(Steinbeck 67). Kino got attacked and he knew when he killed a man that there was a devil inside of him.The pearl is the one thing that is splitting Kino and his family from surviving.Juana his wife tries to throw it back but she got attacked by

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