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using “Father” implies that Kino is homologous to God, and as one knows, a god is admirable, of the highest status in a chapel, and is purely omniscient. To further expand on the notable attributes, the adjectives are valuable and compel the people of La Paz to worship and idolize Kino and his…

Who is the famous Vietnamese-born Australian called Anh Do that was born in 1977 that everyone is talking about? Anh Do’s life story is a story worth knowing about because his life not only interesting! But also has a lot of ups and downs. Early life Anh Do is a Vietnamese-born Australian that was born in 1977, the 2nd of June. When he was only two years old, his family and 40 more others escaped from Vietnam on a 9-meter fishing boat! On the first day when they were leaving a Vietnamese…

When people think of treasure as being gold or money, but it can just be as simple as a picture of you and your friends, or it could be your family. Those things can be treasure. In Treasure of Lemon Brown by Walter Dean Myers, Greg figures out what's important to him and in The Pearl by John Steinbeck Kino goes through experiences that changes his life forever. Kino has a wife named Juana and a baby son named Coyotito. Coyotito gets poisoned by a scorpion and Kino has to find a pearl so that he…

are made with good intentions, although sometimes led to abominable outcomes. Both Kino and Juana’s decisions are thematically motivated by their ideals. The plot of the Pearl revolves around Kino; a poor pearl diver from La Paz, a small village on the coast of the Baja Peninsula. However, Kino’s entire life changes when he finds “the pearl of the world”, leaving Kino having to make many tough decisions. Kino faces the decision of whether or not…

Katherine von Drachenberg, or more familiarly known as Kat Von D is a famous tattoo artist that many know from the famous television shows, “Miami Ink” and “LA Ink.” Sephora approached her back in 2008 to help her set up a couple shades for her own liquid lipstick line. Since then the Kat Von D Beauty collection has vaguely developed into a diverse makeup brand with numerous different products to choose from such as, foundations, liquid lipsticks, eyeshadow palettes and much more. (“Kat”).…

Life can change drastically for the better or for the worse in a short amount of time. In “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck, Kino’s family lived a simple life until they found the pearl. When they found the pearl, they believed it would bring them luck and good fortune; however, to their surprise, conflict followed them everywhere. John Steinbeck used the symbol of the canoe to show that one object can be a part of a person’s life and go through the ups and downs of life with them. At the…

“Nothing is enough to the man for whom enough is to little.”- Epicurus. In John Steinbeck's “The Pearl” there are multiple themes that are illustrated repeatedly throughout the course of the book. One of these themes expresses that materialism and greed left unchecked can lead to immoral behavior such as violence. This theme can be seen in several different ways throughout the book. Specifically, the main character Kino, Kino’s attackers and the fights he had with Juana, his wife develop the…

Greed can definitely control a man and any other person. John Steinbeck, the famous American author, wrote the novella The Pearl. The Pearl is a very interesting book that is a man that finds the pearl of the world and hopes it leads him to great fortune. Kino figures out the hard way that he was wrong. Throughout the book Kino changes his important things in life change as he copes with resolving his internal conflicts. In the beginning of the book he values his family and boat. “It was very…

In the short story “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers and the novel The Pearl by John Steinbeck the main characters , Greg and Kino, face struggles which change what they think is important in life. While each character faced a different struggle they both valued family in the end. Kino’s experiences changed what he valued in life. In the beginning of the story Kino values his family. This quickly changes after he found the pearl. He faces internal struggles and soon becomes…

Family runs like a song sometimes high notes, sometimes low notes, but always a beautiful song. The father, Kino, the mother, Jauna, the baby, Coyitito, live in a small brush house in La Paz, Mexico. The most important thing to them is family. The Pearl by John Steinbeck is an intriguing book that exemplifies how much family matters. In the book, Kino and Juana are willing to sacrifice every little thing they have for the health of Coyitito. Coyititos’s health was so important to Jauna and Kino…