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    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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    The Pearl Book Response Author: John Steinbeck Date 07/06/13 By Robbie Delany In The Pearl‚ author John Steinbeck uses the pearl to express the theme of human nature when confronted by wealth. At the beginning of the novella‚ the protagonist Kino finds a pearl of immense size and beauty‚ claiming it to be ’as perfect as the moon’. However‚ by the final stages of the book it is looked upon with disgust‚ suggesting that it contains the devil and is ’grey‚ like a malignant growth’. Steinbeck

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    Heavenly Worthiness and Earthly Value An Analysis of Prominent Themes and their Effect in the Poem Pearl The title of the poem‚ Pearl‚ indicates something of high value – whether it be spiritual‚ economical or personal – to the audience. The pearl is indeed valuable to the father as he lives in misery as he mourns the death of his daughter however the poem discusses many aspects of worthiness and value when describing a person’s physique‚ piety‚ and behavior. During the dream dialogues between

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    In the story “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck‚ the author develops the theme that materialism and greed left unchecked can lead to immoral behavior. In this story the protagonist Kino has found the pearl of the world‚ that ends up taking over his life and tearing his family apart. The pearl evokes greed in not only Kino but in everyone else. Other than Kino himself several attackers and the doctor continue to hurt his family‚ too. Steinbeck shows that materialism and greed left unchecked can lead to

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    Nurain Steinbeck Greed

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    novel you studied. The Pearl by John Steinbeck - The theme of Greed Nurain Ariff This theme emerges the moment the people of La Paz get to know about Kino’s pearl and we begin to see changes in the characters. All of them have their own selfish schemes when they learn about Kino’s pearl. When they know that Kino has the pearl the village of La Paz is alive with avarice. Everyone wants something from Kino. Everyone was affected and wanted something from the pearl. Kino was the only one in

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    The Pearl‚ by John Steinbeck‚ is abounding with literary devices that assist in conveying the theme of the evils of greed. In the novella‚ Steinbeck tells about Kino‚ a Mexican man‚ who finds a great pearl which he believes will change his life entirely. However‚ when the pearl dealers attempt to deceive him into selling his pearl for a low price‚ Kino ventures to the capital‚ but after facing many trials‚ he must return to his home after his infant son is killed. After this ultimate hardship‚ Kino

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    “This pearl has become my soul‚” (Steinbeck 65)‚ said Kino‚ the main character in John Steinbeck’s wondrous book‚ The Pearl. Kino is a lowly‚ poor brush house villager given a chance to become rich and accomplish feats that only a wealthy white man at the time could do. When he found a pearl that could make him rich‚ everything changed. Greed overcame Kino and lead him to hope and wish for things no brush house man would think of. Greed can lead us to do many things‚ even when people try to stop

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    The Pearl Essay Prompts In The Pearl‚ the author‚ John Steinbeck‚ uses this story to tell all important thing of a person in a family that supports the family in many way. In the story‚ the author focuses on the character of Juana‚ he provides a study of her and all of her actions in the family to supports the family. In The Pearl‚ Juana is an interesting character. She is the wife of Kino and the mother of Coyotito. She supports her husband Kino throughout the story and cares for their only son

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    Survival in The Pearl is basically shown throughout the entire novel. As the effects of the pearl start showing on the family‚ they literally have to flee from their homeland. This whole process involved hiding‚ torture‚ and struggle to keep the family safe. In the book‚ Kino’s son is shot and killed during the process of escaping from trackers. In the scene‚ “ The watcher… raised the gun. Kino was in mid-leap when the gun crashed and the barrel-flash… The keening‚ moaning‚ rising hysterical cry

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    In the novella “The Pearl”‚ Steinbeck shows how greed can change the minds of the victims who fall into it. Greed changes Kino from a peaceful man to a violent one. When Kino gets the pearl‚ he constantly greedily thinks of all the things he can get with it and starts constantly picturing what he could get for it. Some of his visions go far beyond realistic but they just kept going. Afterwards‚ he got really protective over the pearl and violently began defending it and stabbing people for it. Prior

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