Why Is Winning The Lottery Always Good

Winning the Lottery is Not Always Good Think about winning the lottery. You might have only thought of the good things, not the bad. There is also consequences to winning the lottery. The Pearl, a novella by John Steinbeck demonstrates the theme of greed is a destructive force. In the beginning Kino is a poor pearl diver that lives with his wife, Juana and his son Coyotito in a brush house, content with his life and is happy. Later in the story, Coyotito is bitten by a poisonous scorpion, and the doctor denies to help. Kino then goes pearl diving, and finds a beautiful pearl, and thinks of everything he can do with it. Eventually, greed mentally and physically destroys him, forcing his family to leave home due to terrible events. He gets followed by trackers, killing his son. Towards the end, Kino and Juana come back home as different …show more content…
For example on page 88, it says "Kino's lips were thin and his jaws tight, and the people say that he carried fear with him " This shows the greed being destructive because his selfish murder for the tracker and Kino’s death will stay with him forever, which will be destructive.
At the end of the story, Kino changes overall. On page 89 Kino’s music of the pearl used to be a lovely melody, but now is " distorted and insane " and the pearl is now " gray and ulcerous.” This shows greed is a destructive force because greed had changed his view on wealth and selfishness. Also, when Kino throws the pearl back into the ocean, the song of the pearl drifted away.
At the beginning of the story, Kino is happy, and content. Kino did not wish to become rich until his son became ill. He eventually finds a pearl to save him, but ends up doing the exact opposite. Greed can become destructive. The story's theme draws attention to greed and its destruction. Kino learns the greed can be dangerous, destructive. The music of the pearl, a lovely melody, become something "distorted and insane