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    How I Relate To The Pearl

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    How I Relate to The Pearl A parable is a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson. The Pearl is a great example is a parable because Kino is used to show how something good can ruin your life. When he finds the “Pearl of the World,” his wife Juana knows that it will make them evil. I felt that Kino was already turning evil because every offer that he got for The Pearl, Kino turned it down. I was not expecting Kino to be so…

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    John Steinbeck Conflicts

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    Do you think you have problems and inner demons with you,well look at what just a simple pearl could do to a man.The famous American John Steinbeck wrote the novella,The Pearl, where all of Kino’s native American life he couldn’t ask for more until he has found the pearl of the world on which changes him.He is faced with murder and soon chooses to either be destroyed or get rid of it from what he did.Throughout the story,the importance in Kino’s life change as he copes to resolve his internal…

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    Oh a pearl, it is a beautiful ,round, smooth ,and valuable item.But who knew that a pearl could ever show how greed or wealth is a terrible and could harm life ,just to show a life lesson. The Pearl a nonfiction story written by John Steinbeck. The pearl of the world is found , a beautiful grand pearl that has never been seen before found be a fisherman named Kino. For kino the pearl seems the answer for a better future, but instead it’s there to teach a lesson about greed and wealth. Also…

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    later changed your attitude or outlook based on events or situations that have taken place? In the novel, The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck and the fictional short story “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers, this is exactly what happens. The Pearl is about a man named Kino who finds a large pearl to help his son who was stung by a scorpion. However, men try to steal the pearl and attack Kino, leading him to show no mercy and kill them, which causes him to run away and ultimately…

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    then later changed your attitude or outlook based on events or situations that have taken place?In the novel “The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck and the fictional short story “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers,this is exactly what happens. The Pearl is about a man named Kino finds a large pearl to help his son who was stung by a scorpion,However men try to steal the pearl from Kino,leading him to show no mercy and kill them which causes him to run away and ultimately the death…

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    when things happen it changes their thoughts. The Pearl is a novel written by John Steinbeck and “The Treasure of Lemon Brown is written by Walter Dean Myers. The Pearl is about a baby, named Coyotito, who gets stung by a scorpion, but because his mother, Juana, and father, Kino, don’t have money, Coyotito can’t see a doctor. Kino then goes out and finds a pearl and Coyotito started to look better so Kino wanted to go to the capitol to sell the pearl until Kino kills a man in self-defense. The…

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    The Pearl Greed Essay

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    Destructive Nature in The Pearl John Steinbeck expresses a theme about the destructive nature of greed in The Pearl. Plainly stated, the theme is that greed can cause destruction. Steinbeck conveys this theme through Kino’s actions after receiving the pearl and through the other character’s in the story. Steinbeck’s comment about greed’s destructive nature can clearly be seen through Kino’s actions after receiving the pearl. At first, Kino went about praising the pearl, saying it would bring…

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    The Pearl Essay

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    The Pearl The Pearl is very unpredictable story it changes around to drama to action and things in this story that want you to keep reading . The Pearl was written by John Steinbeck, a famous american author who wrote The Pearl. The pearl is a novel who talks about a man named Kino who cared and protected his family until he found a pearl and cares about it more and starts to lose his family . What is important to life for kino changes over the courses in the story.As he coaches with internal…

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    The Pearl

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    When most people wake up they hope something good will fall upon them, but most don’t think of the burden that might lurk behind the blessing. This statement could be used as the moral for John Steinbeck’s book The Pearl. The Pearl is a story of a fisherman named Kino whom found a pearl beyond price and doesn’t at the moment understand the dangers that might result from it. As mentioned earlier I believe John Steinbeck paints a very noticeable moral. Kino is a family man that wants nothing but…

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    is the root of all evil. John Steinbeck, famous American writer, wrote the novella The Pearl. In The Pearl, Kino’s son Coyotito, is stung by a scorpion, and Kino takes him to the doctor. Kino is rejected by the doctor because of his poorness, so he looks for a pearl to pay the bill. Once Kino finds a great pearl, he becomes greedy for riches. Kino’s neighbors become jealous, and constantly try to steal the pearl. Kino’s greediness puts his family in danger, and could possibly hurt them.…

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