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    In the book The Pearl, there is one main instance where Kino, Juana, and Coyotito gained something and it changes them and their lives throughout the whole book. There are many instances of themes, what the characters gained and how it changes them, how does gaining and losing wealth and power affect people, and how the story compares to today's society. One of the themes that occur throughout the book is greed. Greed overwhelms Kino and changes him throughout the entire story. Another theme in

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    "1 This is exactly what happened in The Pearl, a book by John Steinbeck published in 1947 In the novella, the main character, Kino is influenced by wealth, when he finds a pearl the size of a seagull's egg-the pearl of the world. Though many people, especially today, would say that wealth creates happiness due to the fact that wealth gives you a home, food, and many other luxuries. But, people can be negatively persuaded by wealth. For example, in The Pearl, Kino goes from, empathetic, and hopeful

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    “The Pearl,” had many different characters with faults. Those faults seemed very small as the story began, however those tiny flaws quickly became noticeable and conflicting. After being exposed to such bad and wrong, the characters begin to really show their true colors. They show who they really are under the influence of their faults, whether it be greed or desperateness. The characters being completely different yet still try to show some connection and do things they would not do otherwise.

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    In The Pearl by John Steinbeck, Kino is a poor pearl diver whose only duty is to watch over is wife Juana, and baby Coyotito. Unfortunately, Kino’s love and inner calling to protect his family, is ultimately responsible for the tragedy that Kino and his family experience. When Kino stumbles upon the pearl, he immediately sees it as a ticket to a better life and looses sight of all reality. From that point on, Kino is seen as never being grateful or satisfied for what he has or is given. A quote by

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    Just like in real life, the characters in literature tend to be faced with very tough decisions in one way or the other. During these times, our decisions can turn us into heroes or make us look like big fools. The choices can thus affect our lives positively or negatively. ‘The Pearl’ is a 1947 novella by John Steinbeck where he tells the story of Kino, a pearl diver. Through the story, he tries to explore the nature of man of evil, greed, and defiance to the norms of society. He tells the story

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    Would A Pearl Change Your LIFE To BE HARD As A MACHINE,Crazy As An ANIMAL,OR Would You Continue Your Life As Normal?The Pearl written by John Steinbeck tells a rampageous story of a person who has found The Pearl Of The World and which it changes him throughout the story which can make him different. What can make him different are these 3 things which are a man, a machine and a animal. These three descriptions talk about Kino who changes throughout the story.As the story starts Kino is a man and

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    The Pearl, a riveting tale of a genesis of hope taken in the form of a pearl, quickly causes unavoidable tragedy to the family of a small fishing community. A newly established family living in poverty promptly is faced with a immense opportunity and backlash from this discovery. Kino, through an unthinkable occurrence of chance, discovers a giant pearl which unleashes countless possibilities of an improved future. The reaction and tainted intentions of the community ultimately lead to the failure

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    The characters in The Scarlet Letter are individually viewed differently by the people in the town. Pearl, the infant in the beginning scaffold scene, is a complex character in the novel that is subjected to the cruel comments and rude behavior of the townspeople. Although Pearl is shown as a human character just like all the other characters, Pearls main purpose is to be a living, complicated symbol for the scarlet letter “A” that her mother is forced to wear. Along with the letter “A” printed on

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    and wife, Juana and Kino. Kino is a poor fisherman and pearl diver that is simply working to support his family that he cares for very much. In the novel, Kino eventually acquires a pearl that he hopes will change his life around. As a result, the whole of his village despises Kino. They envy him for the rarity that is the pearl. Kino envisions an education for Coyotito, a rifle, and a marriage in a church, but realistically, the pearl shows death and more morbid outcomes such as Juana being

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    people.Make us know the terrible of greed.This book the main character name is Kino.The story is talk about Kino got a pearl that pearl is very expensive. And lots of person want to got this pearl the people being greed. 1 John 2:16The bible say “For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.” .Same with this book because Kino got a pearl.That pearl from this world make person be bad greed.Right

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