La Liga

let go. Because we are going home. My son and I” (Viramontes 180). Much like La Llorona, who died searching for her children, this woman met the same fate. Viramontes’s use of intertextuality in this short story was imperative so that the reader could understand the grief of this one woman, was the grief of many and forever preserved in legend. It only emphasized the unjust fragmentation of this woman’s family. The tale of La Llorona was an emotional and heart-wrenching backdrop to the real…

Recuerdo cuando tenía cuatro años y solía dibujar en hojas en blanco que mi madre me daba para dibujar. Recuerdo aquellas hojas blancas en que dibujé, escribiría palabras al azar que no tenían sentido. También recuerdo que la primera palabra que escribí fue Mamá en aquellas hojas de papeles que mi madre me dio. I remember my mother read the book of Nacho to me every afternoon so I could learn how to read. My mother also read the book called Coquito, every night before going to bed. My favorite…

Literary Thesis Es6say “Greed does not rest until satisfied and greed is never satisfied.” This quote by Sam Eastland describes that people always have greed, even if it is a small amount. The book The Pearl a poor fisherman names Kino finds a huge pearl. Many people want the pearl that kino has. A first, Kino wants the pearl to cure his baby Coyotito from a scorpion sting but ends up wanting it more for materialistic things. Greed left unchecked can lead to immoral behavior because of the…

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…

In the book The Pearl Kino and his wife Juana’s had a very simple life style it was just basically to live off the land. Before the big pearl they were a happy little family. Kino and Juana was happy before the pearl but when they found the pearl their lives changed for the worst. For a living they were pearl divers, they were poor but got by with the little pearls that they would find. They never fought over anything really, they were a happy couple. After they found the pearl, they tried to…

John Steinbeck’s novella, The Pearl, is filled with literary devices. The main character, Kino, lives in a Mexican coastal town and does not have much money. In the story, Kino finds the Pearl of the World and becomes a rich man. He hopes to marry his wife, Juana, in a church, educate his son, Coyotito, and buy a rifle. Many people make Kino offers for the pearl, but he turns them down thinking his pearl has more worth than what others offer him. Kino’s greed begins to get the best of him. John…

People often think most of their lives; this will happen, or that will happen, or this is the only thing that matters, but their opinions will probably change. In the story “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers, and The Pearl by John Steinbeck, the authors show us that just because somebody thinks something, it does not make it true. In The Pearl, the main character Kino finds a giant pearl and is consumed by wealth, but later learns that all he really needs is his family. In “The…

The primary theme in "The Pearl" is how greed can destroy one's life with ease. At the beginning of the story, Kino is introduced as a gentle and kind family man. Kino works as a pearl diver to provide for his wife, Juana, and son, Coyitito. Despite not having much money, Kino is happy with his traditional life. However, when Coyitito is suddenly stung by a scorpion and is in critical condition, his life becomes much more complicated. Kino discovers the great pearl. At first, the pearl…

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 who finds a large pearl to help his son who was stung by a scorpion. How ever every man in the village tries to steal the pearl from him. So kino changes…

In the pearl book, there was a character named Kino and Juana. In the beginning it started as a regular family with lots of joy. Juana and Kino weren’t living in a great place, but at least they had a shelter. Juana and Kino had a son named coyotito, which was sleeping in a box. Then throughout the story, they founded a pearl in a lake, which brought a little trouble with Kino’s and Juana’s relationship. I think Kino and Juana’s relationship is normal like a regular relationship because they…