John Steinbeck Family

Kino’s avaricious actions lead to the downfall of his family, but his wife held it together with a great deal of effort. Juana tried to get rid of the pearl by throwing it back in the ocean, but Kino saw her before she could do it. He was outraged and he attacked her, punching her face. She then realized that in

Steinbeck writes, “And then Kino’s brain cleared from its red concentration and he knew the sound--the keening, moaning, rising hysterical cry from the little cave in the side of the stone mountain, the cry of death” (87). At this point, Kino has lost everything: his sanity, his respect for human nature, his son. As Kino denies the pearl buyer’s deals, he is setting himself on the path to self destruction, and is blind at what is yet to come. Little did he know that he was going to lose his whole world, but he just had to keep the pearl. Because of Kino’s greediness, his son was the victim of

I believe that is because Kino thinks that the pearl is worth a lot of money. Therefore, even if Kino had an evil feeling and bad things were happening to him, he still kept moving forward. For example, Steinbeck quotes: “Her arm was up to throw when he leaped at her and caught her arm and wrenched the pearl from her. He struck her in the face with his clenched fist and she fell among the boulders, and he kicked her in the side.” (Steinbeck, 59). This quote is related to my thesis statement because Kino is trying to stop Juana from throwing the pearl away in order to move

At the beginning of the story they both felt content and happy as show in this quote “Sometimes it rose to an aching chord that caught the throat, saying this is safety, this is warmth, this is the Whole.”. They did not even speak because their understanding was so great. But after Kino found the pearl his relationship steadily deteriorates as shown in this quote “"Kino," she said huskily, "I am afraid. A man can be killed. Let us throw the pearl back into the sea." "Hush," he said fiercely. "I am a man. Hush.”. That shows that as time goes by Kino is acting ruder and harshly to Juana all because of the greed the pearl caused. Another example is "This thing is evil," she cried harshly. "This pearl is like a sin! It will destroy us," and her voice rose shrilly. "Throw it away, Kino. Let us break it between stones. Let us bury it and forget the place. Let us throw it back into the sea. It has brought evil. Kino, my husband, it will destroy us." And in the firelight her lips and her eyes were alive with her fear. But Kino's face was set, and his mind and his will were set” this quote shows that Juana is becoming increasingly fearful yet Kino is sure this is the way and is willing to do whatever is necessary to become wealthy. This causes a strain between their relation. Finally the worst thing Kino commits is the act of attacked Juana. He is described as a snake hissing at her and hitting her that makes her fall. He even continues to kick her after she has fallen and she accepts it and knows he may even murder her. This shows that Kino has broken all limits of humanity and is being consumed by

Kino poses the characteristic of self-pride, which eventually brings him and his family down. ". . . I will fight this thing. I will win over it. We will have our chance. His fist pounded the sleeping mat. No one shall take our good fortune from us. . ." Kino has letten the pearl take control over his life, which is indeed tragic because this beautiful and perfect rounded pearl destroys the most valuable thing that kino owns which is his family, however, as kino has let the pearl take over his life, he no longer sees his family as his most valuable posecion, but the pearl.

John Steinbeck's personal life and the dreams of others influenced him because The characters in the novella are based on real people he met when he worked on a ranch , Steinbeck witnessed and worked trying to chase the dreams of becoming his own boss, and When he was growing up, he lived in the same county the book takes place

John Steinbeck lead a life filled with words, from his award winning novels to the hundreds letters he wrote to friends during his career. He was born in Salinas, California on February 27, 1902, and lived there for the first sixteen years of his life until he graduated from Salinas High School in 1918. He took classes at Stanford, but spent more of his college years working to pay tuition than then he spent in the classroom. 1924 brought his first publication, two short stories in the Standford Spectator, but in 1925 he left his schooling and went to New York for a time. By 1926, he was back in California and his first book, Cup of Gold, was published the year the of great stock market crash, but had

Kino was awake and watching what she was doing. In the story it says “Kino saw Juana arise silently from beside him.....And then like a shadow she glided toward the door. She paused for a moment beside the hanging box where Coyotito lay, then for a second she was black in the doorway, and then she was gone and rage surged in Kino........She burst clear out of the brush line and stumbled over the little boulders toward the water, and then she heard him coming and she broke into a run. Her arm was up to throw when he leaped at her and caught her arm and wrenched the pearl from her. He struck her in the face with his clenched fist and she fell among the boulders, and he kicked her in the side.........Kino looked down at her and his teeth were bared. He hissed at her like a snake, and Juana stared at him with wide unfrightened eyes, like a sheep before the butcher.” I took note and said it was another example of negative impulsivity. I said this because instead of thinking about the actions he does, he smacked Juana, his wife, because she was going to throw his pearl into the ocean. Now being Kino, you can put yourself in his shoes and you would be pretty mad because your wife took something from you in secret without telling you. Kino shouldn’t had done that because Juana is supporting him and telling what to do and what not to do. Back in the beginning he

Kino wanted to to get rid of the pearl since he needs money for his family. But the no one would buy it for the amount he wanted so he left with the pearl. Kino’s family had to leave town because the dealer didn’t get the pearl so they went after the family. Even when Kino’s family was in danger he would not give up the pearl, even though Juana doesn’t care about the money, she just wants a happy family before Kino found the pearl. Kino’s greed got so worse that they had to leave town, leave no trace and had to hide from the town members they lived with for years because of a single pearl.

At this point in the book Kino will do just about anything to keep the pearl, resulting in his family having to run because of his actions. Kino violence is again shown when they enter the mountains to get away from the trackers. He thinks the only way for them to truly escape is to kill them all, his plan results in Coyotito getting shot. Kino’s faith in the pearl was only because he thought it was their “chance” to let Coyotito have a better life, but all of Kino’s choices and actions end up with Coyotito getting killed. These pieces of evidence show that the pearl changed how Kino acted toward his family and put them in

“He who is greedy is always in want.” this quote by Horace shows that greed leads to despicable behaviors. These behaviors will make a person push others away until finally he or she has no one left. In John Steinbeck’s novella, The Pearl, Kino is about to lose sight of what is important by pushing others away. Kino finds a great pearl that, hopefully, should bring happiness to his family, but instead the pearl brings the destruction of all he loves. Steinbeck shows the theme that materialism and greed can lead to immoral behavior through the characters of the priest, the doctor, and Kino.

Kino’s attitude drastically changed throughout the novel. The pearl became Kino’s whole life after he realized how much wealth he could gain from it.“This pearl has become my soul,” said Kino. “If I give it up I shall lose my soul” (Steinbeck 65). This is the literary device foreshadowing and was a huge part in The Pearl because it showed us that Kino would do anything to keep the pearl safe. In the beginning of the book, Kino was content with his family and his everyday life. This was changed after the plot was revealed and Kino began acting differently around his family. He started to sleep with a knife by his bedside, he murdered several people, and he went to many more extreme measures to keep the pearl safe.

Greed can hurt others. When someone becomes greedy, he or she treats people differently most of the time in a harmful way. The longer Kino has the pearl the more he changes. When Junan wanted to end the hurt the pearl has caused she took it in the night to throw it in the ocean. When Kino saw he was overcome with anger. This led to Kino assaulting the one he loved most . Kino does this because he grows blinded with anger. Kino never laid a hand on Juana before the pearl. He only thought loving thoughts about her. The greed in his life made him blind to the love he once felt. Greed also brought hurt to Kino and his town. People were so driven by greed they were willing to kill a baby and burn down Kino and Juanas home for the pearl. This could

Kino did not do the right thing by trying to sell the pearl. One of the many reasons why includes how Kino’s great relationship with Juana starts deteriorating. Throughout the story, you find Juana constantly begging him to throw the pearl away; it doesn’t do them any good. But he never listened. “‘ Kino,’ she [Juan] said huskily, ‘I am afraid. A man can be killed. Let us throw the pearl into the sea,’” said Steinbeck on page 13 of “The pearl”. Here in the text, she urges Kino to throw the pearl away. She talks of her fear and she predicts of what to come. Someone with morale would listen to his wife’s plan. Kino and Juana’s relationship also starts falling apart when Kino starts hurting Juana. Juana thinks that this happens because of the

Initially in pages 24-26, when they are discussing what they will do with the pearl, their intentions are good. They want schooling for Coyotito and to be married and to own a rifle. They believe they will have a better life. They think this will be a wise way to use the money. Later, Kino becomes greedy and paranoid that people will try to steal his wealth. In pages 58-59, he went as far as to kill a man and harm his wife. This was so that the pearl wasn't taken away from him. He cared more about his wealth than his own family. This pearl, which had originally been intended for good, caused destruction and even the death of