The Pearl The Pearl by John Steinbeck is a story about a pourished Indian and his family. One day his son Coyotito got stung by a scorpion so Kino’s wife Juana took her son to the doctor. The doctor refused to help them so Kino went out in search for a pearl. He found The Pearl of the world and then suddenly everyone wanted it. They then left the left there village to sell their pearl but some trackers were searching for them and ended up taking something very important from them. Though
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Steinbeck’s The Pearl‚ Kino’s primary flaws are his susceptibility to temptation‚ refusal to listen to others‚ and poor response to anger. On several occasions in The Pearl‚ Kino’s wife Juana warns him that the pearl is evil. However‚ he dismisses her and keeps the pearl in hopes of becoming wealthy. This is displayed when Juana says "’Kino‚ this pearl is evil. ’Let us destroy it before it destroys us. Let us crush it between two stones. Let us—let us throw it back in the sea where it belongs. Kino‚ it is
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also many examples of greed in The Pearl too. One prime example of this is when Kino found the pearl‚ he yelled at the top of his lungs which just caused horrible attraction to him without him even knowing it while leaving grief and embarrassment on Juana. This also left all of the villagers amazed at the pearl but also very annoyed and unlucky. Some details to go along with this would be when he describes all of his wants from the pearl. They were‚ “A rifle”‚ “My son will go to school”. “My son will
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phenomenon and‚ more often than not‚ the tales end in tragedy for the pleasure seeker. One lesson that we all can learn is that money and power can corrupt people because are greed. One example or quote that is in the story about greed‚ is that when Kino‚Juana‚Coyotito went to the doctor’s house and banged on the gate the servant answered and said yes why are you here and he said.My baby Coyotito was stung by a scorpion and the servant went up inside to ask if the Doctor would treat the poor sick infant
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"The Pearl" must have done the same thing. He was helping ill and treating injured‚ but only those who were able to pay him. That was the way he earned his wealth. Not once in his career he refused to aid any of rich people. However‚ when Kino and Juana brought their baby whose life was in danger because of scorpion’s poison‚ doctor did not even see the baby. He sent them away saying "Have I nothing better to do than cure insect bites for little Indians? I am a doctor‚ not a veterinary."(p.17)* By
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The first two characters to be compared are Lennie and Coyotito. One example is that both these people are looked after; George has to look after Lennie‚ and Juana and Kino have to look after Coyotito. George tells Lennie‚ in order to protect him‚ "Hide ’till I come for you. Hide in the brush by the river. Say that over (30)." Kino and Juana have to look after Coyotito. One incident is when Kino is dreaming of Coyotito going to school. Kino has to dream for Coyotito because the baby is unable to dream
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By John Steinbeck You hit the jackpot. Enough to provide for you and your family beyond your wildest dreams. Imagine the riches it would bring‚ but also the darkness of human nature. Kino lives contently in a small village with his wife Juana and son Coyotito. It’s a simple but happy life. That is until he finds “the pearl of the world”. Although it seems that all of their problems will be gone‚ in reality it gives way to evil and desire. John Steinbeck creates a remarkable novella following
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In chapter 2‚ he saw ambition in the pearl and in the chapter 3 and 4. But mostly in chapter 5 and 6 the pearl started to become evil because of what the pearl did to their family. In chapter two on page 16 it says “Juana goes over to check on Coyotito and finds that the swelling of his shoulder has gone down. Kino clenches the pearl and howls.” Kino clenches the pearl and howls because he is looking for hope for the sake of Coyotito. In the chapters of 2-4 he is seeking
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Kino and Juana watched it go‚ winking and glimmering under the setting sun. They saw the little splash in the distance‚ and they stood side by side watching the place for a long time”. Why did Kino see the pearl as tragedy though? The reason Kino saw the pearl as tragedy is most likely because of everything that happened to him and his family while in possession of the pearl. By “everything” I definitely mean Juana being beat in chapter 5 and his own son‚ Coyotito
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One of her neighbors was passing by the same situation but in her case was her husband who was lost. Juana was desperate and she was trying to get out of her house. Maria‚ the neighbor‚ noticed that Julio was stressed so she decided to talk to them. Everyone in the house were crying and Maria was worried too so they decided to stay together to support each
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