The Pearl

Chinese 4402 Scholarship Summary (5) Yilin Zhang In Mei Chun’s scholarly article “Garlic and Vinegar: The Narrative Significance of Verse in the ‘Pearl-Shirt Reencountered’” of the book Chinese Literature: Article, Essays, Review 31, Chun examines “The Pearl Shirt Reencountered”, which is the first story in Feng Menglong’s collection Stories Old and New. Some modern scholars consider the prosimetric form, “the incorporation of verse in prose narrative” (p. 23), to be redundant, superficial and…

Pearls One symbol in the story are the pearls O-lan keeps between her breasts, portraying she and Wang Lung's relationship. When Wang Lung first discovers the jewels O-Lan had pilaged from the rich man's home, Wang Lung demands that she give them to him, but she requests to keep two small pearls, and that was when, "Wang Lung, without comprehending it, looked for an instant into the heart of this dull and faithful creature, who had labored all her life at some task at which she won no…

In the book The Pearl by John Steinbeck the word poison is mentioned in almost every chapter of the book. Every time it is mentioned, the author used the motif of poison for a specific reason, and they all lead up to one of the major themes of this novel – greed causes destruction. Three times that poison was mentioned were when the scorpion poisoned the baby in chapter one, the poison fish swimming just below the surface of the water in chapter 2, and the evil rising in the town being compared…

Salazar told Ramon to go to the church and bring Father Gallardo and when Ramon comes back to his house with him, he says, “Here is the Pearl of Heaven…My son and I give it to you so that you may give it to the Madonna, our beloved Lady-of-the-Sea, to hold and keep forever.” This shows that he does not care if the pearl is worth so much money; he would rather give the pearl, worth a lot of money, to the church. Ramon was very religious as well but fell into the superstition of the Indians…

Beloved and Pearl, the two spirit-like characters of Toni Morrison’s Beloved and Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, share one important theme for the main characters of Sethe and Hester. They are both people that are a consequence of an unfortunate event, that of adultery and premature death, that serve as a sign of a priority that Hester and sethe must take care of. For Beloved, Sethe's priority is to begin to stop denying the past and facing it and for Hester, Pearl serves as reminder…

conventions were found in Virginia’s The Free Lance-Star’s first three days of coverage of Pearl Harbor. Throughout the early coverage of the attack of Pearl Harbor, and the beginning of the United States entry into World War Two, the conventions of objectivity seemed to be used to allow the public to create their own sense of fear over the attack by the…

Probably the most unique relationship of them all, Pearl completely changes when Beck leaves the family. While Pearl is already a very superficial person, she has an intense fear of humiliation that stems from her not wanting anyone that Beck has left them. This novel was set in a time where single parents were se few and far between., and because of this there were hardly any services to help single parents raise their children. As a single mother, Pearl was already extremely obsessed with…

The Great Gatsby and The Pearl, two great American novels, both depict men who struggle with ambition. Kino, a poor pearl-diver, stumbles upon a great fortune and quickly loses focus because of his greed. Jay Gatsby, an extraordinarily rich New Yorker, searches in vain for the one love that could fulfill all of his desires. One is from the slums of Mexico, the other from upper-class America. Both, however, exemplify human nature and the powerful force of greed. The Pearl and The Great Gatsby…

The Scarlet Letter, a novel on the subject of Pearl used as symbolism by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Pearl is used as a symbol by Hawthorne throughout the novel. If Pearl were not to be in this novel, the novel would not be easily perceived to the intended meaning. Pearl is used as a symbol throughout the novel by her changing Dimmesdale’s actions, her realization of the scarlet from infancy, and her outburst at the brookside. To start, Pearl is used as a symbol throughout the novel by changing the…

lives. Pearl, in Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, does not have a life of simplicity, as she is welcomed into the Puritan world as an “elf-child.” However, she indirectly functions as a spark, igniting better versions of those who surround her. Throughout Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, while Pearl serves as a symbol of forbidden passion and natural liberty, she also is a catalyst, influencing various characters to accept their sin. Pearl has almost no relationship with her father, however, Pearl…