Maria von Trapp

In John Steinbeck’s The Pearl, the Indigenous people of La Paz, Mexico are very poor compared to those of Spanish descent who have held the power for centuries. When the Indigenous pearl diver, Kino, finds a pearl that is assumed to be worth a large sum of money, the doctor sends someone to steal the pearl, the Priest visits Kino to persuade him into donating the pearl to the church, and the head pearl buyer sends trackers after Kino to kill him and gain the pearl. Both the Indigene and the…

dancing, loved embroidery, and learned to play the harp well. Her mother, Maria Theresa neglected her thinking she was no good. She thought Marie Antoinette was sweet yet uninteresting. Maria Theresa always behaved towards her daughter more of a head state than an affectionate mother. Maria Theresa had sixteen children and used them as pawns building alliances by marrying them to the rulers of Europe. “They are born to obey,” Maria Theresa once…

Gatsby’s Illusion The state of people’s mental health often negatively affects their relationships with the people surrounding their lives. Gatsby’s mental state throughout The Great Gatsby is certainly not impeccable after he serves in World War I, because he has to leave his girlfriend, Daisy, behind to serve in the army. Like countless other soldiers of this time period, Gatsby’s mental state changes during the war and he holds onto the good memories and perfects them in his head. He…

War has a dark, funny way of underlining the incongruities of warfare. Irony has a strong presence in Erich Maria Remarque's novel, All Quiet on the Western Front. Set in the German lines of the Western Front in the First World War, Paul Baumer and other young men, such as Albert and Müller, volunteer to be soldiers after their schoolteachers persuaded them. At the front, they admire Kat for his practical skills and reliable instincts. On the opposite is Himmelstoss, a largely inept leader who…

Greed is considered one of the seven deadly sins, which means wanting too much of something and never being satisfied , this sin is presented as a theme in the novella The Pearl , written by John steinbeck which talks about mainly about an indian legend of ( the pearl of the world) and what this discovery of this pearl effects the life of the main character and his family, this novella starts by showing the readers about kino's life " the main character " before he finds the great pearl and…

Change In the novel “All Quiet on the Western Front”, Erich Remarque shows that the war forced change. It is a recurring theme in the novel for things to be different than they used to be. Whether it was a change in men or relationships, the author showed how the soldiers were forced to adapt to the reality of the war. The war robs men of their previous selves by ripping away everything that they once were. A perfect example of this is when Paul says “We are not youth any longer...We were…

The story Pearl by John Steinbeck takes place on the California Peninsula. Kino’s kid Coyotito got stung by a scorpion and he needs a doctor but his parents Kino and Juana don’t have the money. Kino then finds the great pearl of the world in the sea and he thinks of the things he could do with it and get. The big theme of this story is don't let greed get to you. Kino shows this theme throughout the story and this pearl messed up his life since he let the greed of it get to him. I think…

Has something ever had you think that it had made your life different? Well, in the novel, “The Pearl,” with the author John Steinbeck he has a pearl symbolize lots of things in the novel. Kino the main character, Kino finds the pearl and the rest of the novel is like the pearl taking control of his family life. Well the pearl symbolizes life in some occasion of the book. Also, the pearl in the novel symbolizes the corrupting power of materialism, which destroys everything worthwhile in Kino's…

Greed is a force that can destroy any man, especially if it is allowed to blind one from his main priority. When a luminous object was discovered by the shores of La Paz, what many considered a blessing became a family's worst nightmare, as illustrated in John Steinbeck’s novel The Pearl. Kino, a hardworking pearl diver, is transformed from a noble and caring father, into a vicious like animal. In the town of La Paz, Kino, an impoverished native, is a simple person driven by his adoration…

As many people grow up and age or have major events happen in their life they begin to grow up or mature. This has people develop a respect for certain things or a sense of dignity for themselves. It helps them make better choices in life. Scott O’Dell uses man versus self as a form of conflict in his novel, The Black Pearl, to show how Ramon starts to grow through realizations in his life and how others act to him and how others react around him. This establishes a sense of growing up and…