The Pearl by John Steinbeck
The Pearl
By: John Steinbeck
In this novel, The Pearl, a pearl diver in the Gulf of Mexico named Kino finds the “Pearl of the World,” one of the largest pearls this town has ever seen. Kino, his wife Juana, and his baby boy Coyotito have to leave town and go to the capital of Mexico to sell their pearl. They could not find any pearl dealers to buy their pearl because all the dealers thought the pearl had no value. Some of the town’s people were trying to steel the pearl so Kino and his family had to leave town, and get away from the threat to his family. Kino believes the pearl is evil because so far the pearl has brought them nothing but bad luck to their family. If this novel would have ended even slightly different it could have changed the characters lives dramatically.
If the ending in The Pearl was changed, the characters emotions and final actions would be completely remade. In the ending of this thrilling novel, their baby boy is shot. What would happen if he did not get shot, and Kino killed all of the watchers? His family would be safe and he would continue his journey to the capital were he would find a man to buy his pearl for a reasonable price. If this would have happened, the ending where he lets go of the pearl and throws it back into the sea where it belongs would not be heard, and that emotional part of the story would not have touched the readers the way any other ending would have. If the ending would have changed the characters might not appreciate what they have, and take some things for granted. Although the ending was sad, it made a point that the pearl was not doing them any good. It caused them to leave town, resulting in their baby being shot. Whenever Kino throws the pearl back into the sea, he gets rid of all the evil it brought them. The ending of this novel really shows the readers the true personalities of Kino and Juana. The pearl was a great deal of trouble to Kino and his family. It brought them unneeded
By: John Steinbeck
In this novel, The Pearl, a pearl diver in the Gulf of Mexico named Kino finds the “Pearl of the World,” one of the largest pearls this town has ever seen. Kino, his wife Juana, and his baby boy Coyotito have to leave town and go to the capital of Mexico to sell their pearl. They could not find any pearl dealers to buy their pearl because all the dealers thought the pearl had no value. Some of the town’s people were trying to steel the pearl so Kino and his family had to leave town, and get away from the threat to his family. Kino believes the pearl is evil because so far the pearl has brought them nothing but bad luck to their family. If this novel would have ended even slightly different it could have changed the characters lives dramatically.
If the ending in The Pearl was changed, the characters emotions and final actions would be completely remade. In the ending of this thrilling novel, their baby boy is shot. What would happen if he did not get shot, and Kino killed all of the watchers? His family would be safe and he would continue his journey to the capital were he would find a man to buy his pearl for a reasonable price. If this would have happened, the ending where he lets go of the pearl and throws it back into the sea where it belongs would not be heard, and that emotional part of the story would not have touched the readers the way any other ending would have. If the ending would have changed the characters might not appreciate what they have, and take some things for granted. Although the ending was sad, it made a point that the pearl was not doing them any good. It caused them to leave town, resulting in their baby being shot. Whenever Kino throws the pearl back into the sea, he gets rid of all the evil it brought them. The ending of this novel really shows the readers the true personalities of Kino and Juana. The pearl was a great deal of trouble to Kino and his family. It brought them unneeded