Critical Lens: The Pearl L.M. Montgomery once said‚ “we pay a price for everything we get or take in this world.” Every decision and everything we take‚ in the hopes of bettering our lives‚ will come with a price a pay. What he is saying is the choices we make in life‚ whether they be good or bad‚ consequences are received. These consequences don’t necessarily have to be bad nor have to be good on your part. The Pearl by John Steinbeck provides us with a character that gives enormous sacrifices
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wealth can bestow upon you everything your heart may desire‚ but it can also bring out the worst in you. In The Pearl by John Steinbeck evil and hope consumes both Kino an the humble town of La Paz‚ once word spreads of Kino’s finding of the pearl of the world. Everyone’s true colors shined threw once Kino established an unrestricted fortune. The power of the pearl brings Kino and his family hope‚ and a better tomorrow. “My son will read and open books and my son will write and
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Throughout the story "The Pearl"‚ Steinbeck makes each event lead to another. Each event has its own cause and effect towards the protagonists of the story‚ Kino and Juana which is very significant to the plot of the story. All the major the events of the story create obstacles Kino and Juana must pass. These events create the main plot of the story and how it affects the protagonists. The beginning of the story starts off by John Stein introducing the main characters of the story Kino‚ Juana and
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Kino‚ the main character in the novel "The Pearl" is an example of a common man faced with the daily concerns and dangers of living in poverty. From the start to the end of the novel Kino develops drastically. At the beginning of the novel he is shown to be a kind and loyal husband but as the story continues he becomes an ’animal‚’ a man whom is driven by greed and willing do anything for money. When the story begins‚ Kino is a man perfectly content with his situation despite the lack of material
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Kino‚ the novella’s protagonist‚ is a young Mexican-Indian pearl diver married to Juana; they have a baby named Coyotito. Their lives seem rather peaceful‚ but their tranquility is threatened when a scorpion bites Coyotito. Juana tells Kino to go to town and get the doctor‚ but Kino and their neighbors tell Juana that the doctor will never come to where they live‚ so Juana decides to take matters into her own hands and sets off with Coyotito to the doctor. Kino accompanies Juana‚ and many members
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on Kino and the other people around him. Everyone started becoming greedy because of the pearl. When Kino finds the pearl‚ everyone started thinking of how they could get money. Greed is a very important theme in the novella‚ The Pearl by John Steinbeck. One way greed has a big impact on Kino and other people is because it affected the doctor. The doctor refused to help Kino before he found the pearl. On page 11‚ the doctor says‚ “Have I nothing better to do than cure insect bites for ‘little
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The Pearl‚ by John Steinbeck‚ Kino falls victim to his own greedy nature after the pearl in introduced. His need for materialistic things damages some of the most important relationships in his life. In The Pearl‚ by John Steinbeck‚ it is wrong for Kino to want more than he is given‚
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most meaningful quote from “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck is “ Kino threw the pearl into the water”. This quote is the most meaningful quote because when he threw the pearl he felt that he wanted to leave all of the events that happened to him with the pearl. If this quote was not in the story‚ then the story would have ended up Kino still having the pearl and bad events would happen to him‚ for example‚ Kino makes bad decisions because he refuses to get rid of the pearl even though strangers invade
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In the novel‚ “The Pearl‚” John Steinbeck presented a universal message about human nature‚ perseverance. Perseverance is the steadfastness and persistence within human nature due to stubbornness. Human are determined to achieve success despite obstacles and difficultly. Human’s perseverance can oven lead to catastrophic destructions‚ disasters‚ great damages and even loss of life. Kino’s perseverance to find a better life for his family had led Kino and his family walked all night to go north to
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for satisfying one’s financial desires‚ but bringing worst out of him or her. The Pearl‚a novella written by John Steinbeck‚ focuses on someone’s personal destruction through greed. This someone is Kino‚ a poor fisherman who lives with his young son and wife‚ Coyotito and Juana. In The Pearl‚ desire and wickedness consume Kino and the entire city of La Paz soon after information goes around that Kino found the pearl of the world. Emotions like greed‚ anger‚ happiness‚ luck‚ sadness‚ wickedness‚ and
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