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    Imagery in The Pearl “And the beauty of the pearl‚ winking and glimmering in the light of the little candle‚ cozened his brain with its beauty. So lovely it was‚ so soft‚ and its own music came from it-its music of promise and delight‚ its guarantee of the future‚ of comfort‚ of security. Its warm lucence promised a poultice against illness and a wall against insult. It closed a door on hunger. And as he stared at it Kino’s eyes softened and his face relaxed. He could see the little image of the

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    parable-like novel The Pearl embraces the dark power of greed‚ which ultimately results in destruction. Kino‚ a simple Mexican pearl diver who provides for his wife Juana and baby boy Coyotito‚ finds a pearl‚ which he hopes will provide his family a better life‚ but instead shatters his life when his only child is killed by the men who are hunting him. Using a biblical style‚ uncomplicated language‚ and rich imagery‚ Steinbeck relates this story to universal values. In The Pearl‚ animal imagery is an essential

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    The Pearl The story “The Pearl” when taken at face value is about a man who strikes “gold” but on a deeper level explores man’s innate dominance complex through animal imagery. The characters Steinbeck uses animal imagery to describe are Kino‚ Juana‚ and the Trackers . In the Pearl‚ Kino’s dominant nature is revealed through animal imagery. One example of his dominant nature is his dominance over those who threaten his family. When Kino kills the scorpion‚ his “teeth were bared” and fury “flared

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    a close‚ pure kinship with the natural world‚ the source of his livelihood. At the beginning of the novella‚ Kino is essentially content with his life. However‚ two seemingly chance occurrences—Coyotito’s scorpion sting and Kino’s discovery of the pearl—open Kino’s eyes to a larger world. As Kino begins to covet material wealth and education for his son‚ his simple existence becomes increasingly complicated by greed‚ conflict‚ and violence. The basic trajectory of Kino’s character is a gradual decline

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    Wrath 1939 The Pearl 1947 East of Eden 1952 The Chrysanthemums * Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for literature in 1962‚ and died in New York City in 1968. * The pearl CHARACTERS.. Kino -  The protagonist of the novella. Kino is a dignified‚ hardworking‚ impoverished native who works as a pearl diver. He is a simple man who lives in a brush house with his wife‚ Juana‚ and their infant son‚ Coyotito‚ both of whom he loves very much. After Kino finds a great pearl‚ he becomes increasingly

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    The Pearl is a novella by American author John Steinbeck‚ published in 1947. It is the story of a pearl diver‚ Kino‚ and explores man’s nature as well as greed and evil. Steinbeck’s inspiration was a Mexican folk tale from La Paz‚ Baja California Sur‚ Mexico‚ which he had heard in a visit to the formerly pearl-rich region in 1940.[1] In 1947‚ it was adapted into a Mexican film named La perla. The story is one of Steinbeck’s most popular books and has been widely used in high school classes.[2] Kino

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    English 9 25 Nov 2013 The Pearl Project Symbol Explanation Quote/page 1. The pearl 2. Kino 3. Kino’s canoe 4. Ants 5. Scorpion SETTING:

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    Imagery

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    Imagery Imagery is the language and poetry that is often visual and with big discrete words bring an image to the reader’s brain. In the two poems “Kind of Blue” by Lynn Powell and “That time of year thou mayst in me behold” by William Shakespeare it is clear that in both of the poems that they use adjectives and are concrete in there writing in order to spark the five senses in imagery. In both of these short poems it is clear that the type of imagery that they use is visual imagery. In “Kind of

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    Imagery in “The Cask of Amontillado” Edgar Allan Poe is best known for ominous short stories. In “The Cask of Amontillado” ‚ Poe uses imagery to enhance the mood‚ setting and characters of the story. Poe uses imagery to create a horrific and dark mood. For example‚ Poe writes‚ “ We had passed through walls of piled bones with casks and puncheons intermingling into the inmost recesses of the catacombs”. By using words such as “bones” and “catacombs” Poe incites thoughts of horror and death

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    To create this symbol‚ Steinbeck personifies the town. The Gulf Another important element of the setting is the sea. It‚ too‚ takes on symbolic importance in the story. The Gulf provides the villagers with their livelihood and sustenance-fish and pearls. However‚ like the town‚ it cannot be trusted. Steinbeck uses the sea to make his readers aware that things are not always what the seem. "Although the morning was young‚ the hazy mirage was up. The uncertain air that magnified some things and blotted

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