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    The Pearl Interpretive

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    The Pearl‚ Interpretive Essay In The Pearl‚ the author‚ John Steinbeck‚ uses the pearl to express what human nature is like. At the beginning of the novel‚ the pearl that Kino finds is described as large as being incandescent and as "perfect as the moon"; by the end of the novel‚ the pearl that Kino finds is described as "ugly‚ gray‚ like a malignant growth." In general‚ mankind is greedy and evil. In the novel‚ Steinbeck throughout the entire story‚ in my opinion‚ is trying to say that human nature

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    Steinbeck’s Symbols in The Pearl In The Pearl‚ John Steinbeck’s use of symbols emphasizes that the conflict between purity and evil present in one’s life is potentially deleterious. The symbol of Kino’s pearl represents evil and sin within the depths of wealth‚ with the ability to transform one into a savage. Kino’s pearl‚ as significant as it is‚ ironically blinds Kino with hope and desire for his son’s future. After Kino gave a prophecy about how the pearl would grant a perfect future for

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    There are symbols that can have a different meaning. In the book‚ The Pearl by John Steinbeck in the beginning of the story uses symbolism supposedly expressing hope and happiness brought by the pearl but its true meaning behind it is greed and becomes evil. Because of the pearl‚ Kino ends up doing terrible things that he would have never done like killing four men by the end of the parable. In the beginning of the story‚ the pearl is used to express hope and happiness. When something so beautiful

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    The Pearl Greed

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    The pearl of world; Having power is not make you happy In the world of full of selfishness‚ if you gave chance to have the power it will convey your true intention and it will shown your truly are. In the story of the pearl book Kino and Juana lived a happy good life until their only child Coyotito got bitten by a scornpion. The family most find wealth to pay for his treatment. Kino miraculously founds magnificent pearl to pay for Cayotito medicine. This is how Kino started his worst dream‚ how his

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    In the novel The Pearl‚ the author‚ John Steinbeck‚ uses the pearl to symbolize many different things‚ such as hope‚ new opportunities‚ and destruction. Kino’s life was not perfect before the pearl‚ but I’m almost positive he would take that life over what he ended up with after the pearl had done it’s destruction. The pearl takes Kino and his family through these different phases and changes Kino as a man. To begin‚ the pearl represents hope and new opportunities. When Kino discovers the pearl

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    In The Pearl by John Steinbeck the Pearl symbolizes happiness and hope but soon turns into greed and evilness. He kills four men and eventually ends up losing his child because of what the pearl brought into his life. Kino shows how much he loves his family in the beginning but towards the middle you don’t see it as much and at the end he shows how much he regrets the things he’s done. Steinbeck uses the pearl to symbolize joy and a new life in the beginning of the book. Once they found the pearl

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    Have you read The Pearl‚ The Bicycle‚ and The Nest? If not‚ I will tell you the similarities between these three novels and why the three main characters of these short stories are bad role models for young people. Kino committed a crime‚ Hanna didn’t follow her aunt’s commands and Jimmy disobeys his parents. Firstly‚ Kino was about to hurt the attacker that came to Kino’s house. The attacker threatened and challenged him. “His right hand went it his shirt and felt his knife”. (P55 Chapter 4 Steinbeck)

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    The Pearl

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    The pearl‚ the cause of much appalling misfortune and contempt‚ is the central focal point of The Pearl. Although it’s meaning and symbolism are never clearly defined‚ they continuously shift throughout the course of the plot. In the beginning‚ the pearl represents a great stroke of contingency and luck. Before finding the magnificent pearl‚ Juana prayed that there would be a way to hire the doctor for the cure of Coyotito‚ but she mentioned‚ "for the minds of people are as unsubstantial as the mirage

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    In today’s society greed and acquisitiveness is a large issue. Wealth is infamous 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

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    Necessity Never Made a Good Bargain John Steinbeck’s The Pearl is a story about a poor Indian‚ Kino‚ who finds a massive pearl. Kino plans to sell this pearl and pay for his son’s education. He also plans to have a wedding in the church. Kino needs this money. Therefore when he shows his pearl to the buyers‚ the buyers have complete control. Kino can only make as much as the buyers pay. The buyers are all working together‚ so Kino is going to get cheated. John Steinbeck once said

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