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    One day the poor fisherman.Kino,finds “the pearl of the world,perfect as the moon”(steinbeck 10). To be precise, In the novella The Pearl by steinbeck, Kino is a very poor man that does not have money. Juana his wife and coyotito his son all live in a brush house in La Paz on the Gulf of Mexico.Kino decides to go pearl diving to find a pearl to help coyotito because he got stung by a scorpion. Therefore,When kino finds the pearl of the world it brings him great fortune and also great evil to his…

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    Pearl is “the scarlet letter, only capable of being loved, and so endowed with a millionfold the power of retribution…” (p64) As a symbol of her sin, Hester dresses up Pearl to look nice just like she does to the scarlet letter itself. This is Hester’s way of overcoming her tribulation, she is, nevertheless, constantly aware of her shortcomings… “Thou must gather thine own sunshine. I have none to give thee!” (p54) As time passes, Hester’s endurance and determination shines through. Many…

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    The Pearl: Greeds The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, is a novel that depicts the fact that greed can take over a life and the peace of a town. When a penniless pearl diver, Kino, finds what he calls the Pearl of the World, it changes his life. Throughout this novel, Steinbeck uses literary devices to express the way greed can change a small town and a family. The author uses tools such as symbolism, characterization, and foreshadowing to add life to the story. These literary devices all express…

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    It is Worth it to Dream “You can get what you want or you can just get old,” this is what Billy Joel once said, and it is still true. This can be interpreted as meaning that if someone doesn’t have any dreams or doesn’t go after them, there is no point in life. All someone would do without a dream is go through the motions and get old. Although sometimes it may be disappointing and seem like a waste of time, dreaming is worth it, they give people something to work for, having dream’s can…

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    owned herself akin to it." (Ch. 10) This is describing Pearl being full of energy skipping and doing other things in a cemetery. She is dancing all over the tombstones. Pearl does not care or realize that what she is doing is disrespectful. Figurative language-language that uses words or expressions with a meaning that is different from the literal interpretation. Ex: "I am my mother's child," answered the scarlet vision, "and my name is Pearl!" This is an example…

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    houses and entered the city. Then I entered the building of the pearl buyers. Inside, sitting behind the desks were the pearl buyer. Even after I walked in, nobody acknowledged me, so I cleared my throat. They looked up at me. “Can I help you?”one of them asked irritably. They weren’t used to people from the village coming to them and considered us as…

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    Leadership In Whale Rider

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    In the film Whale Rider, they are arguing that we should not hold people back and that we need to give people the opportunity to prove themselves. It is also important to have good leadership when going through a difficult period of time. When Koro was trying to teach the boys how to be like a leader, he took them out onto the ocean in a boat and went out deep. He threw his necklace that had a whale tooth on it and told the boys to go and retrieve it. However, none of the boys had actually…

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    Sometimes food is scarce, but the community is able to make it work by coming together and helping everyone as much as they can. Then everybody's views change on the day Kino finds the pearl. Word spreads quickly and everyone starts to lose consideration for others and think about how they could benefit from this pearl. Steinbeck uses greed as a motif to show that it can change many people's actions and thoughts. Although greed can sometimes get you what you want, it’s not always going to…

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    discussed will be “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”a short story written by Walter Dean Myers and The Pearl a parable written by John Steinbeck. The pearl starts with a pearl diver named kino who lives in poverty in a village near Mexico City he knows no greed but soon his life will change when he finds a great pearl. He starts to think of a bright future for his wife and son but soon gets greedy and when the local pearl buyers give him an unfair price. Kino then tries to go to a large city near his…

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    Toasty: A Short Story

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    Half a dozen eggs waited, untouched. Ally rinsed off another shell. Arthur pricked holes into each end of the sixth with a stubby pencil. He blew into it, aiming the goo at the bowl on the counter. Don’t touch it with your mouth! Ally, that’s the only way it works. You’ll get salmonella. And then, for my next trick, I’ll drop dead on stage! You worry too much, you lawyer. I won’t kiss you, then. She focused on the eggshell, dabbed it dry. Humidity beaded the walls. Mosquito stained…

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