The Pearl Resoning

He uses description like adding the “song of the pearl that might be” to build suspense on whether or not Kino will find a pearl. “This was the song of the pearl that might be, for every shell thrown in the basket might contain a pearl.” He uses good description by using a lot of detail to describe what is going on in the scene. This scene is more suspenseful because of how Kino is reacting to the conflict, Coyotito needing medical help. Because of Coyotito needing to see a doctor Kino is more dependent on finding a pearl to help his family. This shows how Steinbeck set up the plot by using description to add

I liked the way Steinbeck described the pearl because that allows the readers to clearly understand that this is not a normal pearl, but maybe a ghostly one. For example, Steinbeck quotes: “And to Kino the secret melody of the maybe pearl broke clear and beautiful, rich and warm and lovely, glowing and gloating and triumphant.” (Steinbeck, 24). This example is related to my thesis statement because this situation occurs when Kino first saw the pearl, and the pearl brought him hope and surprise to his life during that period of time.

First, Kino’s call to adventure with Coyotito being savagely stung by a scorpion and Kino having to find money for the doctor to pay for Coyotito’s medical treatment, second,Kino’s allies that will be by his side no matter what and lastly the examples of how Kino is truly a tragic hero. In John Steinbeck's novella, The Pearl the text gives many hints and clues that the novel follows the pattern of a Hero's Journey. This essay will cover the 3 main aspects of Kino's Journey which eventually leads to his ultimate sacrifice. My claim is significant and relevant to The Pearl because without the three main aspects to Kino’s Journey, the novel would not be the award winning, captivating book that it

Steinbeck begins the novella by introducing the type of life that was lived by Kino before the discovery of the pearl, and the effect it had not only himself but its effect it had on his family. As Kino watches the ocean he remembers an ancient song from his culture the “Song of the Family” as he remembers this song he takes pleasure in watching his wife do her chores. Kino remembers this moment has a perfect morning like any other mornings. As Kino eats his breakfast he is aware of a scorpion that arrives at Coyotito crib. As the scorpion bit Kino’s son he remembers another ancient song the “Song of Evil”. Steinbeck presents the divides the town in two types - the old natives and the new Christian settlers. Steinbeck uses techniques to distinguish between the native Indians and the more cultured Europeans.

Kino is beginning to realize how at first the pearl seemed to have brought fortune and good to his family, but it really had only brought evil to the family. By the end of the story, Kino and Juana have lost their son, Coyotito, and they wish things were back to the way they were before they found the pearl. Kino then throws the pearl back out into the ocean where he had found it: “And the music of the pearl drifted to a whisper and disappeared” (90). The music disappearing as the pearl sink back into the ocean symbolizes the evil leaving the family: now that the pearl has left, so has the evil. Kino now understands that their “wealth” has brought nothing but evil and has destroyed both himself as well as his family. Not only does Steinbeck use the motif of music to express the theme that good fortune, wealth, and prosperity steer even the most innocent of people towards a path of evil and corruption, but he also uses the motif of light and dark imagery.

The Pearl written by John Steinbeck is a parable, a story that teaches a moral lesson. This novel is centered on a poor Indian family, who live in a brush hut along the Gulf of Mexico and by the village of La Paz. The family consists of: Kino, a fisherman and pearl diver, his wife Juana, and their infant son Coyotito. One day while diving, Kino discovers a great pearl that he calls, “the pearl of the world” (22). The theme of a literary work is defined as the central idea, concern or purpose about life that a writer wishes to convey. There may be several themes identified in a literary work; however, in John Steinbeck’s novel The Pearl the author uses the pearl to develop one of the most essential universal themes in literature, that of

     John Steinbeck’s The Pearl is a Novella, which is longer than a short story and shorter than a novel. The story is about a poor mexican family and the father Kino, whose occupation is diving for pearls off the Baja peninsula. After retrieving the pearl the family becomes wealthy and content and soon after the father turns into a criminal. This shows how greed and aspiration can demolish innocence. Steinbeck's motive for creating the book was to show the reader that the cause of all this stress and chaos is because of poverty. As illustrated in The Pearl, people call for desperate measures when poverty

There are many metaphors that can be found within The Pearl. But specifically, the description of the beach at the beginning of chapter 2 is a metaphor for Kino’s town, and the people in it. It is very similar to the metaphor of the Pool in Cannery Row, which will later be discussed in this essay. Steinbeck gives his readers a clear image of “the water’s edge [which was] a rubble of shell and algae... little lobsters popped in and out of their tiny homes in the rubble... the sea bottom was rich... the poison fish, lay on the bottom...” (Steinbeck, Page 18) This is a very powerful description of the ocean front which Kino lives near. Steinbeck clearly is metaphorically describing what life is like in this town. The land of the town can be described with “shell and algae” and the “little lobsters popping out of their tiny homes” are the poor people in this town, they live “in the rubble.” But once you dive down deeper, readers see the “rich” ocean bottom where the “poison fish lay on the bottom,” those poison fish are the wealthy of the town. Again, such powerful, metaphorical language was used by Steinbeck in order to describe the town. He sympathizes with the poor because of the language he uses when he describes their homes, tiny and in

I’m going to tell you how Steinbeck rhetorically uses figurative language in his novella The Pearl.. Steinbeck is using figurative language to explain how Kino lose his humanity. For example, After kino finds out he has a whole in his canoe and house burns down Steinbeck states, “He was an animal now….”(62). The quote is showing the connotations of wild and uncontrollable to describe kino. The pearl is changing kino into a violent person just because it's not changing his life it's changing his humanity. In addition, After Kino struck Juana in the face the Steinbeck says, “He hissed at her like a snake….”(59).

Steinbeck describes the setting to the reader through the description of Kino using imagery and personification. The figurative language gives the story a mysterious tone. As “the moon crept through the holes” Kino soon relies that Juana is trying to discard the pearl. The tone is created by the personified phrase to allow the reader to feel Kino

Primarily, John Steinbeck, use many techniques such as repetition, word choice, and figurative language in order to change the mood of the novel, The Pearl. For example, John Steinbeck starts the book off with a setting that is peaceful and beautiful by using a tranquil word choice. However, the chapter suddenly becomes sorrowful once the baby is attacked by a scorpion. During this scene, the tone of the author’s text allowed the readers to feel the fear as if we were really there. This is one example in the story, in which a change in the mood occurs. In addition, John Steinbeck tends to add many metaphors throughout the book, which get the reader intrigued about what the metaphor symbolizes and continues to add onto the mood. According

John Steinbeck's novel The Pearl is full of lessons to be learned, but there is one that is

In the novel, The Pearl written by John Steinbeck is a family of three who struggles to seek help for their baby Coyotito. Kino, the protagonist of the novel is in search for a pearl to bring to a doctor to cure their child’s sting. Throughout the novel, Juana, Coyotito’s mom shows many traits as a mother. Three traits that express the most emphasis of Juana are nurturing, determination, and religious.

     Novels were created to show a very naive view in great depth. The Pearl is a novel in its most complete form. Steinbeck does this by conveying life symbolically. Through symbols, John offers the reader a clearer look at life and it?s content. He shows major imagery in four ways: Kino, music, Coyotito, and the 'Pearl of the World'.

For this book report, I have chosen to read the book, “The Pearl”. The book “The Pearl” has a very strong moral and plot. The book is classified under the genres “Fiction”, and “novella”. The book “The Pearl” has a total of 90 pages. John Steinbeck is the author of this book.