The Pearl Greed

In life, people are always confused about what they really need and what they want. Sometimes, they get so wrapped up in greed they forget what is really important in life. The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, has a very creative way of showing this. Kino is the main protagonist in the book who, at first, is very poor and is just trying to live the best life his family. Then, he finds a magnificent pearl, and he starts to be overcome by greed and looses focus what he really needs in life. Knowing the difference between greed and need is a very important concept. If a person knows the difference then they won’t ever be damaged by greed. In The Pearl, Greed vs. Need is a theme that conveys the lesson Steinbeck wants to share with the readers.
First of all, Kino’s relationship with his family changes when he is captivated by greed. For example, in the text it says “He struck her in the face with his
For example, in the text it says, “My son will go school… My son will read and open books, and my son will write and know writing,” Kino wants his son to go to school and get an education so he won’t be behind the wealthier people, This supports my topic sentence because kino originally just wanted to keep his family safe , and have them be happy. Know he wants them to have more and expects things that they won’t get. His original plans are being taken over by greed. Another example from the text is, “A dead man in the path and KIno’s knife, dark bladed beside him…” Kino has just killed a man because he was worried that the man was trying to steal the pearl away from him.This supports my topic sentence because in the beginning, Kino would have never killed a man for a pearl. But, since he is only focusing on things that aren’t very important he killed a man too keep his pearl safe. Kino’s valuable things have changed and he doesn’t realize because of how greedy he