La Malinche

“He struck her in the face with his clenched fist and she fell among the boulders, and he kicked her in the sides”. In The Pearl by John Steinbeck, Kino, a poor villager, finds a pearl that shifts his life around. With hopes of a brighter future, Kino, Juana, his beloved wife, and Coyotito, his son go to the local market in hopes of a deal to sell his prized pearl. After a salty deal, in which Kino does not receive the amount of money he feels is fair, given by the buyer. Kino gathers his…

In the book The Pearl by John Steinbeck, Kino is a pearl diver who lives with his wife Juana and baby boy, Coyotito. While searching for a pearl to save Coyotito, Kino discovers the pearl of the world. Within hours the whole town of La Paz hears of Kino’s new discovery, everyone wants a piece of the Pearl of the world. The idea of getting a piece of the pearl places a longing desire in the townspeople's hearts, this changes the way kino and his family live day to day and how the whole town…

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…

The well-crafted novella The Pearl by John Steinbeck is an amazing parable colored with vivid descriptions, specific wording, and great character growth. Kino, one of said characters, is a pearl diver, father, and husband, and is often portrayed as the absolutely normal man who lives an absolutely normal life. Little does he know that a grave amount of bad luck comes with what he believes is a great fortune. Kino’s greed for the “Pearl of the World”(Steinbeck 50) blinds him from his benevolent…

Imagine being called the best player in the world that has ever existed. How would you feel ? Have a moment to just think about an amazing person that has impacted your life? What troubles did that person have to go through to achieve? Allow me to give a speech about someone inspirational that has stood out to me. This person is a 73 year old Brazilian, that has amazed everyone in the world. This amazing soccer player is Edison Arantes do Nascimento or as people know him as Pelé. Pelé has been…

The Scarlet Letter Pearl is the daughter of Hester Prynne, who is the town’s sinner and outsider. Hester and Pearl live in a Puritan colony filled with inquisitive people who isolate them out. Pearl is a complex character who has a plethora of personalities and she can sometimes be seen as the spawn of satan. For the duration of the novel Pearl develops into a dynamic individual. In The Scarlet Letter, by Nathaniel Hawthorne Pearl is misunderstood and can be described as curious, honest, and…

novel or a long short story. The genre is parable or allegory. These are stories that usually have a hidden moral or political meaning within them. The book sets place in a small village in La Paz. La Paz is on the Coast of The Baja Peninsula. John Steinbeck was inspired to write The Pearl after visiting La Paz. Here, pearls from the sea are valued more highly than freshwater pearls. Kino, Juanna, and Coyotito were a very poor family who lived in a small village. They were a very needy…

Neymar Da Silva Santos Junior is one of the most popular soccer players in the world and is expected to be the next Pele in the coming years. He has been a contributing player throughout his whole life and will always be a key for any team’s success. Neymar Jr., the world’s most expensive soccer player, created a new world of soccer, used Responsible risks to innovate ways to overcome other players, and illuminated the world by becoming an uprising legend in soccer history. Neymar Jr.…

Miguel de Cervantes’ universally known work, Don Quixote of the Mancha, uses zany characters and outrageous adventures to comment on the old art of chivalry and its absence from contemporary society. The protagonist of the tale, Don Quixote, and his squire, Sancho Panza, venture 17th century Spain following the codes of chivalry, as any Knight-errant should. Chivalry values loyalty, self-control, perseverance, generosity, respect, and honor. Though he cherishes chivalry, Don Quixote, ironically…

Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra is the author of Don Quijote de la Mancha, and one of the greatest prose writers of all time. He is one of the most famous figures in the Spanish literature. As a poet and novelist, don Quijote had remarkable accomplishments including the creation of Don Quijote de la Mancha. Cervantes was born in the university town of Alcala de Henares, Spain, in 1547, and lived during el Siglo de Oro. His life was full of hardships and adventures. While his father searched for…