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    In the novella, The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, the main character, Kino, found the pearl of the world. Kino tries to find a pearl to save his baby who has been stung by a poisonous scorpion. He clings to the pearl because he believes it will provide a better future for his son and his family. But Kino becomes obsessed with the pearl, and as people try to take his pearl, he becomes suspicious, angry, and violent. A lesson to be learned is that materialism and greed left unchecked, can lead to immoral

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    Ricco, is the character I have chosen to portray for the Combat scene. Ricco grew up on the streets where he, only had himself to rely on. However he did have a father who wasn’t much in his life but did teach Ricco the secret of pickpocketing. Rico used is the art of pickpocketing to survive on the streets. Ricco started with stealing food so he could have something to eat. Overtime Ricco grew more confident in technique of stealing and began to steal materials that he could sell to make some easy

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    The Pearl by John Steinbeck. This book was wrote in 1947. The main character is Kino. Kino has a wife Juana and a infant son Coyotito. They live in a modest brush house by the sea. One morning a scorpion stings Coyotito. Hoping to protect their son, Kino and Juana rush him to the doctor in town. The doctor turns them away because they are poor natives who cannot pay enough. Later that same morning, Kino and Juana take their family canoe, an heirloom, out to the estuary to go diving for pearls. Juana

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    of shame—the Scarlet Letter—and squashes her infant against her bosom in fear of her punishment for committing adultery. The infant, Pearl Prynne, flourishes into a stubborn, wild-child whose clever and inquisitive nature exceeds any child her age. While Pearl is confined within a bubble of solitude, she is left to wonder about the identity of her unknown father. Pearl is shunned by the children in Boston, and she seeks comfort in the forest that is free from the corrupt Puritan society. Although some

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    Letter the daughter of Hester Prynne, Pearl,is one of the main characters in the novel. Pearl is the daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale. Hester committed adultery with Dimmesdale while she was married to Chillingsworth, witch makes Pearl the innocent result of sin. Throughout the novel Pearl has many problems along with solutions to those problems. She also grows and changes throughout the novel. As well as being relatable and able to empathize with the reader. Pearls main problem was being mean to others

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    The Pearl written by John Steinbeck follows the journey of a poor family that gets lucky. In this impactful tale about how Kino’s, the father’s, perfect life turned into a roller coaster constantly going down. When Kino finds the Pearl of the world, greed and avarice built up in him and others in the town, causing Kino’s personality to take many different forms. From a man to animal to machine Kino is continuously changing as the family goes on their difficult journey throughout the tale. Kino begins

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    listen to loud music while she cleans because it keeps her awake although shes worked the night shift for a long time shes never gotten used to it and so she gets very tired sometimes coffee doesnt even work for her anymore but for some reason hearing Pearl Jams “Alive” keeps her moving Of all the things Myra has to clean at

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    story Pearl is described as “so intelligent, yet inexplicable, perverse, sometimes so malicious…” (Hawthorne 61). Even though Hester does see positive traits about Pearl, she can easily see her negative traits more; they are all very obvious to Hester. The use of juxtaposition shows that Pearl is the product of a mistake and not only will Hester be punished by the scarlet letter, but she will constantly remind of her poor actions through Pearl’s behavior. Also, the very first thing that Pearl noticed

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    John Steinbeck, an author born in Salinas, California, wrote a book called The Pearl. Throughout the novel, Steinbeck illustrates many character changes and color enhancements. He also quotes many of these in the novel as well. Throughout Steinbecks parable The Pearl, illustrates how characters change with color and emotion. Throughout The Pearl, Steinbeck shows hot the characters in the beginning and the characters in the end are differentiated from each other. Kino, a simple mexican fisher from

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    A Character Analysis of Pearl in Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter Word Count Includes Outline at the End of the Paper The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne is a book of much symbolism. One of the most complex and misunderstood symbols in the book is Pearl, the illegitimate daughter of Hester Prynne and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Throughout the novel Pearl develops into a dynamic symbol; one that is always changing. In the following essay, I will explore Hawthorne's symbolism of

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