An Analysis of The Pearl by John Steinbeck
The final chapter mainly focuses on the way Kino and Juana try to escape La Paz and go to the capital so that they can sell the pearl after their brush house is burned by the evil men and they are forced to escape from their hometown.
At first glance, Kino thinks that he will get a higher offer in the city. Unfortunately, the pearl only brings to him unhappiness. On his way to city, evil men who attempt to take away the pearl attack Kino. Juana and Kino are really pursued like animals by bighorn sheep trackers. Ultimately, Kino instinctively kills the three men out of fear not because of any threat they cause to him.
Once the trackers are dead, Kino is free to continue to the city to sell his pearl, but Coyotito’s death makes Kino give up his struggle. Regrettably, Kino begins to understand that money cannot afford happiness, but it was too late.
Kino return to La Paz with the one possession that he wanted, a rifle, but lost his child and rejects the pearl. His rejection of the pearl demonstrates the horror that the pearl has brought to him. When Kino throws the pearl into the ocean, he realizes the nonsense of the pearl. For example, the pearl has no value without Coyotito or the pearl has no power to provide for a better future for Kino and Juana who could gain a happy life from their simple fortune.
This is the tragic story of a poverty stricken young couple and their baby who suffer from the consequences of wanting. The greedy evil appear when the doctor decides to treat Coyotito with hopes of getting the pearl, however, Kino becomes avaricious and decides to sell the pearl.
Even though his family is being destroyed, Kino still refuses to throw the pearl away. He intends selling the pearl to make his wishes become reality. In addition, Kino acts wildly and kills a man trying to steal the pearl
As Kino seeks to gain wealth through the pearl, he transforms from a happy father to a savage criminal. From a symbol of hope, Kino changes it to a symbol of
At first glance, Kino thinks that he will get a higher offer in the city. Unfortunately, the pearl only brings to him unhappiness. On his way to city, evil men who attempt to take away the pearl attack Kino. Juana and Kino are really pursued like animals by bighorn sheep trackers. Ultimately, Kino instinctively kills the three men out of fear not because of any threat they cause to him.
Once the trackers are dead, Kino is free to continue to the city to sell his pearl, but Coyotito’s death makes Kino give up his struggle. Regrettably, Kino begins to understand that money cannot afford happiness, but it was too late.
Kino return to La Paz with the one possession that he wanted, a rifle, but lost his child and rejects the pearl. His rejection of the pearl demonstrates the horror that the pearl has brought to him. When Kino throws the pearl into the ocean, he realizes the nonsense of the pearl. For example, the pearl has no value without Coyotito or the pearl has no power to provide for a better future for Kino and Juana who could gain a happy life from their simple fortune.
This is the tragic story of a poverty stricken young couple and their baby who suffer from the consequences of wanting. The greedy evil appear when the doctor decides to treat Coyotito with hopes of getting the pearl, however, Kino becomes avaricious and decides to sell the pearl.
Even though his family is being destroyed, Kino still refuses to throw the pearl away. He intends selling the pearl to make his wishes become reality. In addition, Kino acts wildly and kills a man trying to steal the pearl
As Kino seeks to gain wealth through the pearl, he transforms from a happy father to a savage criminal. From a symbol of hope, Kino changes it to a symbol of