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    the end everything turns out good. The Pearl symbols beauty and wealth so anyone can get interested and attached to it as much as Kino did. Throughout the book, Kino changes about what is important about life as he copes by resolving his internal conflicts. In the beginning of the book, the things that are important to Kino are: his family and his boat. “Sometimes it rose to an aching chord that caught the throat, saying this is safety, this is warmth this is the Whole”(Steinbeck , 3).…

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    John Steinbeck once wrote, “ There are only black and white things, and good and evil things, and no in between.” Though he says it is good and evil, sometimes it's hard to differentiate between the two. In The Pearl by John Steinbeck, there is a town, where a poor fisherman named Kino lives with his wife, Juana, and son, Coyotito. One day Kino finds an amazing pearl, that he believes is a blessing from God and will make his life better. But it soon becomes clear that the pearl has unleashed…

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    “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck tells the story of Kino, a poor pearl diver, who's son, Coyotito, gets stung by a scorpion. To treat his son’s scorpion bite, Kino takes Coyotito to the doctor. Although the doctor does not feature predominantly in in the book’s storyline, he plays a very important role in the plot of the novella. From the moment he is introduced in the book, the doctor is portrayed as being an extremely despicable person who is self-indulgent, unsympathetic and only cares about…

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    The Pearl Greed Theme

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    One of the main things that causes family divorces is one of the spouses is being greedy and selfish. In the book The Pearl, Kino was on the verge of causing his family to split up. When Kino found the pearl all he wanted was to make his son better, but as the story continued on he became more greedy with the pearl. The theme of the story is greed takes over things you love. Kino proved this theme true by, in the beginning not caring about the money and only caring about wanting his son to get…

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    Distorted music pulses from the dull, gray pearl. If one was to describe the melody radiating from the pearl, they would say it was an indescribable force that ate away from the peaceful setting. The music was nothing like the song of the enemy, it was far too evil. The melody was almost like a broken record, screeching out the words that should have been sung. In which the ones flawless record was the song of the family. Eating away at one's ears, the song rips people off their sanity and…

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    The Pearl Parable

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    The Pearl follows the story of a young fisherman named Kino, who experiences the power of wealth. The story can been called a parable, as it teaches a universal lesson of life. John Steinbeck’s parable The Pearl, teaches that with money comes greed, and eventually destruction. Before Kino inhabits the pearl, he is infused with compassion, and is diligent in his obligations as a father to Coyotito. When Coyotito obtains an illness, Kino feels helpless, but feels inclined to assist. Kino feels…

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    The Pearl Greed

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    sudden change of receiving large amounts of money can change their life. Greed is something that can take over a human being. This is what happens to a character in John Steinbeck’s The Pearl. Kino is a brush house citizen, somebody of a lower class, in La Paz, Baja California. Kino’s life was perfectly fine, until his son Coyotito was stung by a scorpion. The same day, he went out pearl diving, trying to find a pearl of some value so that he could pay the doctor to help heal Coyotito. He then…

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    Coyotito Symbolism Quotes

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    When Kino and Juana’s baby, Coyotito, is stung by a scorpion they go to the doctor for help, but the doctor turns them away. Kino finds the “pearl of the world,” and starts to wish for things for his family. Kino is attacked and his house is broken into and destroyed. During the attack Kino stabs and kills an intruder. They head for the capital, and while they were in the mountains trackers hunted them down. Kino ended up killing three more men. In the end Coyotito was killed and Kino and…

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    The Pearl Coyotito Quotes

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    In “The Pearl,” by John Steinbeck, Coyotito is not just a child, he is the symbol of life for his parents, Juana and Kino. He is also the future for Kino and his family, and also the precursor to Kino’s actions. In the beginning of the book, Coyotito causes himself harm with out realizing it, which is then mirrored later on through Kino’s actions. As the story goes on, people begin to target the baby in order to get closer to the pearl, this same type of incident happens when Kino gets attacked…

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    that was published by Viking Press in 1947. It keeps the reader on the edge of their seat, desperately awaiting the outcome of Kino’s son. It all happened during the early 1900’s where there existed a separation between the poor and rich class in La Paz, on the Coast of the Baja Peninsula. The main characters of this book are Kino, his wife Juana, and their son Coyotio. When Coyotio gets bit by a scorpion, his parents, Kino and Juana, begin to worry because Kino and Juana can not afford to pay…

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