Pearl Novels : Summary In John Steinbeck's The Pearl

Wealth can allow people to have many good things in life, however, can also be very destructive if it is abused. Symbolism, imagery, and the characters show how wealth can either be helpful or devastating to people's lives. After the priest discovers Kino's new treasure, the pearl, he talks to him and says that he should donate money to the church to praise God or the Gods on his finding. The priest examined Kino and said, "It has come to me that thou hast found a great fortune, a great pearl." Kino then opened his hand and held it out, and the priest gasped a little at the size and beauty of the pearl. And then he said," I hope thou wilt remember to give thanks, my son, to Him who has given thee this treasure, and to pray for guidance in the future (Steinbeck 24-25). Each man sees in the pearl what they could do if they had the chance to discover the "Pearl of the World." The pearl's immediate and lasting effect on Kino is causing him to dream of better things for himself and his family. Although the pearl attracts intruders and pursuers, Kino determines that his family will rise above it. Most importantly, he expects his son, Coyotito to be at the same education level as the White Europeans. The story characterizes the sympathetic characters, Kino and Juana, as well as the unsympathetic character, the doctor. In the novella, Steinbeck shows that wealth can have

In the novella, The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck, a pearl diver named Kino is eager to find a pearl to help his son, Coyotito, after he was stung by a scorpion. After the doctor refuses them treatment, Kino coincidentally finds ‘The Pearl of the World’. Originally, it was just supposed to help them with the payment for Coyotito's treatment, but it leads to other happenings. People start hating Kino, and are jealous of his pearl. Trackers try to hunt him down in the mountains to kill him and get the pearl, but that’s not what Kino has in mind. Coyotito is accidentally shot in the head, and that starts a fire in Kino. Anger-filled, he kills the trackers. As Kino and Juana arrive home, they are described to be different people, and it's all

Many people in the world today grow crazy and mad when surrounded by even the slightest bit of wealth and good fortune. Even a strong person who recognizes their priorities can still become corrupt with too much power. There is no better example of a person falling into the path of evil and corruption than in a novel written by John Steinbeck. In the novel The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, the author writes about a poor Indian man named Kino who becomes corrupt from the wealth of a magnificent pearl. Steinbeck uses the motifs of music, light and dark imagery, and values to develop the theme that good fortune, wealth, and prosperity steer even the most innocent of people towards a path of evil and corruption. The reader learns that one

“Kino awakened in the near dark. The stars still shone and the day had drawn only a pale

The Pearl by John Steinbeck, takes place in the small village of La Paz, where finding a hefty size pearl could mean better days for life. Living on the Baja Peninsula tends to derive many pearl divers due to the stretched coastline, leading Kino, the main character, like his ancestors before him, to become one. The novella leads Kino and his dreams to a magnificent pearl and once with it, the pearl carves a path of greed, death, and destructions in Kino’s life. While the pearl initially represents great wealth for Kino and his family, it eventually becomes a symbol of greed, death, and destruction.

Some of the famous books John Steinbeck wrote included the books called “OF Mice and Men”, “The Grapes of Wrath”, and “The Pearl”. John Steinbeck is considered America’s greatest author, widely attributed to be part of the American literary canon, is considered Steinbeck's masterpiece. Within the 75 years it has been published it has sold 14 million copies.

There are such a large number of books in the world that we have soon to discover. Books that convey huge numbers words that makes a remarkable story that can be significant whether we notice it or not. This specific story, The Pearl, ventures readers through this twisted story in a little town in Paz, on the shoreline of the Baja. Kino and, his better half, Juana live on the poor side of this town with their child named Coyotito. They soon found, as they think, the pearl of the world. They trust their lives could become better, however must to their dismay the pearl would convey obliteration and intense changes to their lives forever. The author, John Steinbeck, believes that greed is a corruption of evil that can only bring

In The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, evil transforms certain humble citizens into envious savages. It is this evil which moves the story along and adds drama. It causes the beginning of a happy spirit, but the downfall of goodness and humanity.

Greed is an emotion instilled within everyone, and it possesses the power to overcome and destroy even the purest of people. This idea is depicted throughout the novel, The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck. In the story, the main character Kino is a righteous man and cares deeply for his wife Juana and his son Coyotito. They are a very poor Mexican-Indian family, living in a brush house society outside of town. Kino a pearl diver, finds a very expensive pearl, that can make himself rich.

“It is the greatest Pearl in he world” (Steinbeck 19). The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, is an intriguing short story about a small family. The poor family consisting of Kino, Juana, and Coyotito live on the small island of La Paz. Coyotito, an infant, was stung by a scorpion, and the doctor does not want to help the poor family. Kino is determined to help his son, so he goes Pearl diving and finds the pearl of the world. He takes the pearl to some appraisers in his town, and he finds out his pearl is essentially worthless. Kino feels cheated so he heads to the capital city. On the journey, he knows he is followed so he carefully hides his family in a cave. At night he tries to attack the men following him, and Coyotito is shot because of this.

The Pearl written by John Steinbeck is a parable, a story that teaches a moral lesson. The focus of this novel is on a poor Indian family. The family consists of three members: Kino, a husband, father, and fisherman, Juana, his wife and loving mother; and Coyotito their infant son. This indigent family lives in a small brush hut along the Gulf of Mexico by the town of La Paz. One day Coyotito, is bitten by a scorpion; a scorpion sting can be deadly to a baby. Kino and Juana are very worried over the health of their baby; therefore, they hope to find a pearl worthy enough for the doctor’s payment to the doctor to treat Coyotito. With luck on their side, Kino finds a pearl the size of a seagull’s egg; he calls it “The Pearl of the

In the book “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck, Kino’s wife, Juana, thinks that Kino should throw the pearl back where he found it. One reason Juana thinks that this is the best option is she thinks that the pearl brings bad luck. On pages 37 and 60 there is an example of him being attacked. After one of the attacks, Juana says, “I am afraid, a man can be killed.” Juana is very afraid that one day an attacker will be just too thorough in getting the pearl and kill Kino in the act. She has no doubt that if her husband wasn’t so strong, he may already be dead. This fact scares her, and she thinks that if they didn’t have the pearl, they wouldn’t be attacked as often and lethally. Another reason that Juana thinks that getting rid of the pearl forever would be the best option is

The Pearl, by John Steinbeck is the story of a pearl diver, Kino and his family. When going through a hard time. He lives with his wife Juana and his son Coyotito... who unfortunately gets stung by a scorpion within the first five pages. Juana calls for the doctor, who has very particular requirements for his patients namely, that they have lots of cash. Throughout the whole book, the pearl has been symbolizes evil. Also that Kino to be was being driven by greed. Throughout the book it seemed, like the pearl did not only effect him to act greedy. It also made him think about the good outcomes of the pearl. Why? Well because The Pearl also showed the wealthiness Kino was able to have to provide his family to get out the poor area, La Paz, Mexico. But it mainly showed that the destruction of the pearl in Kino's’ life.

Steinbeck gives each one of the main characters an individual reaction to the pearl. He shows the priest, and the priest wants to know if Kino will give some of the money to the church. Then the doctor’s reaction to the pearl is that, the doctor thinks of what the pearl could do for him and how he could spend the pearl on a trip to Paris. The beggars in the novel feel that Kino can be a man who made rich and is often generous and that the beggars may receive some money from Kino. The buyers for the pearls think that the pearl has a great affect on the town and that it becomes everyone’s dream to have the pearl. As the pearl becomes part of everyone in the town’s problem, everyone starts to turn against Kino because of the pearl that he has.

After a while, Coyotito had mostly healed and Kino needed some more money so he and Juana and decided to go on his special canoe and go hunt for pearls. His boat was special because it was well taken care of and had lots of coating on the boat. When they went out to sea, Kino dived into the ocean and started to look for good oysters that hadn’t been opened yet. He had collected about a bucket when he spotted a massive oyster that wasn’t with the others. He was very anxious to get to the canoe and open the oyster to see if there was a pearl. When Kino was able to get back on the canoe, he showed Juana the massive oyster and her eyes popped at the size of it. They start to open the pearl and they see this massive pearl in the inside of it. Kino knew this was the pearl of the world that everyone was