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    The Pearl Greed

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    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…

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    Kino's Greed

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    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…

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    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…

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    The Pearl

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    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…

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    Right now in the novel so many things have happened. News about Kino’s great pearl spreads throughout the neighborhood which leads to everyone talking to Kino just so they can have the pearl. The doctor comes back again, just because he realizes that Kino is now rich, only to give Coyotito something, that actually makes him worse! Only to come back right when he gets worse, and give him something that makes Coyotito better. I think the doctor only did this so he could get in Kino’s good graces,…

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    When Coyotito, Kino’s son, is stung by a scorpion, Kino and his wife , Juana search for a pearl in order to have money to pay to the doctor to heal Coyotito. Turns out, they finds a very large pearl, The Pearl of the World that will lead him to selfish ambition. As the Pearl is found, word about it spread immediately and people began having ambitions about the Pearl. At first, Kino simply wished for his family to have clothes. Gradually, he began to wish for more and more. Kino’s pride begins to…

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    The Pearl Essay

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    The Pearl Essay John Steinbeck’s The Pearl , is a classic novella that takes place in a small town. At the beginning of the story, a young pearl diver named Kino found the Pearl of The World. When Kino first found the pearl , his son Coyotito was bitten by a poisonous scorpion. Throughout the story , Kino and his wife Juana fight to protect the pearl from the song of evil. Later on, the couple realizes that putting the pearl before their family caused evil to come upon them. The moral…

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    The Pearl The story The Pearl, many dangerous journeys are made and great things are found that it makes good angels turn to bad demons. John Steinbeck, a famous american author, wrote the novella The Pearl. In the novella, there is an indian man who finds “the pearl of the world” only to see that it brings many challenges. He must sell the pearl to make sure his family lives a long life, but must pass through all the dangers to make his dreams come true. Throughout the novel, what Kino views…

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    marriages to inspire beautiful novels giving insight to the lives and struggles of others he hoped to better shape other’s lives. In this novel, Steinbeck takes you into the life of a struggling family, and a man who chose greed over need. In La Paz on the coast of the Baja Peninsula in Mexico, lived a pearl diver named Kino in this small village. He lived with his wife, Juana, and their baby, Coyotio,…

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    The Pearl Archetypes

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    Steinbeck's use of archetypes and symbols in The Pearl In Steinbeck’s The Pearl, archetypes and symbols are used to develop the theme of striving for the American dream. Corruption of wealth, greed, and fate all lead to the development of this theme. Steinbeck also uses correct historical representations of that time which greater represent the theme of the American dream. The American dream can be described as innovative and industrialized to create happiness. During the 19th century…

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