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    The Pearl Symbolism Essay

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    There is no doubt that Kino’s majestic pearl symbolizes and portrays different ideas and feelings throughout John Steinbeck’s The Pearl. Kino dives for the pearl and sees it as a symbol of hope and a bright future. However‚ with the ironic ending of the novel‚ it is easy to conclude that Kino and Juana feel differently about the pearl at the end of the story than they did at the beginning. So‚ how exactly does the pearl’s symbolism change? Not long after little Coyotito is stung by a deadly scorpion

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    Pearl S. Buck

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    conversations and talking fluently at age four. Pearl S. Buck not only could speak fluently at age four but she could speak two languages‚ which were English and Chinese. English and Chinese are the most complicated languages to speak and write. Pearl S. Buck wrote numerous influential books and used her extraordinary education to ultimately lead to her success as a writer. Pearl Sydenstricker was born in Hillsboro‚ West Virginia‚ on June 26‚ 1892 (Pearl Buck Biography). Her parents‚ Absalom and

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    Scarlet Letter- Pearl

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    Scarlet Letter- Pearl Pearls have always held a great price to mankind‚ but no pearl had ever been earned at as high a cost to a person as Nathaniel Hawthorne’s powerful heroine Hester Prynne. Her daughter Pearl‚ born into a Puritan prison in more ways than one‚ is an enigmatic character serving entirely as a vehicle for symbolism. From her introduction as an infant on her mother’s scaffold of shame to the stormy zenith of the story‚ Pearl is an empathetic and improbably intelligent

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    Scarlet Letter: Pearl

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    person’s body language and facial expressions. Such is the case with the youthful Pearl from the novel The Scarlet Letter‚ by Nathaniel Hawthorn. As the daughter of the adulteress Hester Prynne‚ the townspeople view Pearl as a demon in an angel’s clothing; as an imp who not only knows exactly what the letter "A" signifies on the breast of her mother‚ but as the demon who placed it there as well. They also believe Pearl uses this information against Hester by constantly mentioning the letter in order

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    The Pearl By: John Steinbeck In this novel‚ The Pearl‚ a pearl diver in the Gulf of Mexico named Kino finds the “Pearl of the World‚” one of the largest pearls this town has ever seen. Kino‚ his wife Juana‚ and his baby boy Coyotito have to leave town and go to the capital of Mexico to sell their pearl. They could not find any pearl dealers to buy their pearl because all the dealers thought the pearl had no value. Some of the town’s people were trying to steel the pearl so Kino and his family

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    The Pearl Literary Essay

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    “But in the song there was a secret little inner song‚ hardly perceptible‚ but always there‚ sweet and secret and clinging‚ almost hiding in the counter-melody and this was the song of the pearl that might be‚ for every shell thrown in the basket might contain a pearl” (Steinbeck 17). This is something that might forever deceive us‚ because of its ’sweet’ counter-melody. This is the deception of money. It still happens today- people confuse money with power‚ because in some way‚ money can lead

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    Scarlet Letter, Pearl

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    adulterers and sinners. As a result‚ Pearl is born and Hester is forced to where the scarlet letter. Pearl is a unique character. She is Hester’s human form of her scarlet letter‚ which constantly reminds her of her sin‚ yet at the same time‚ Pearl is a blessing to have since she represents the passion that Hester once had. Pearl is Hester’s human form of her scarlet letter; both she and the scarlet letter constantly remind Hester of her sin of adultery. Pearl is the result of Hester’s adultery;

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    Pearl Study Guide

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    The Pearl—by John Steinbeck Study Guide Directions: Answer the following questions below‚ and respond thoroughly and in complete sentences. Chapter 1 1. What is an oral tradition? 2. Define the word “parable.” 3. Identify each of the following characters below by (1) their relationship to one another and (2) what can be inferred about their personalities thus far. a. Kino – b. Juana – c. Coyotito – d. Juan Tomas – e. Apolonia – 4. Describe Kino’s family’s living condition. They live

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    Pearl Scarlet Letter

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    resulted in the sinful child Pearl being born. Pearl is the visual embodiment of evil in Puritan society; Hawthorne included her in the novel to give the reader a visual representation on what the Puritans believe is evil or sinful. For the duration the novel we can see that the Puritan society views Pearl as the embodiment of sin. A plethora of people believe this because Pearl is a byproduct of Hester’s adultery. Especially in Puritan society‚ adultery was a major sin; this

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    In The Pearl‚ John Steinbeck describes pearl diving consisting of two ropes tied one to a stone and the other to a basket. The basket remained in the canoe while the rock went down under and lead him to the bottom of the water. "Kino had two ropes‚ one tied to a heavy stone and one to a basket. He stripped off his shirt and trousers and laid his hat in the bottom of the canoe. The water was oily smooth. He took his rock in one hand and his basket in the other‚ and he slipped feet first over the

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