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    The Pearl Vocab

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    any foe of the family‚ a savage‚ secret‚ dangerous melody‚ and underneath‚ the Song of the Family cried plaintively.” (pg 5) | Expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful | The mother whimpered plaintively as it was the 4th day that she could not find her child. | “They came to the place where the brush houses stopped and the city of stone and plaster began‚ the city of harsh outer walls and inner cool gardens where a little water played and the bougainvillaea crusted the walls with purple and brick-red

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    encouraged his younger sibilings to do the same. When he was 24‚ he met a young girl by the name of Brenda Pearson and she was only 15. They met a popular juke joint and she later became pregnant with a little girl‚ which is my mother. After giving birth to her baby girl‚ 8 weeks later she found out she was pregnant again and they soon got married.

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    interactions between Pearl and Dimmesdale emphasize a dissonance that exists between Pearl’s embodiment of truth and Dimmesdale’s adherence to society. Throughout the chapters that take place in the forest‚ the setting empowers Pearl and allows her organic nature to thrive. Pearl and the forest share a supernatural connection‚ to the point where the forest itself recognizes “a kindred wildness in the human child” (140). Although she is shunned by society‚ nature welcomes Pearl and gives her an independence

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    daughter. Pearl is a young girl with a moody‚ mischievous spirit and the ability to perceive things others do not. She quickly discerns the truth about her mother and Dimmesdale‚ though neither will confirm her suspicions. The townspeople say that she barely seems human and spread rumors that her unknown father is actually the Devil. Pearl has grown up with her mother outside of the town‚ and she often terrorizes the town’s children‚ who view her as a curiosity. She is wise beyond her years‚ frequently

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    defined as : a selfish and excessive desire for more of something (as money) than is needed. Throughout The Pearl‚ Kino changes immensely‚ some for the better‚ but mostly for the worse. Protection and greed are the two most predominate traits shown by Kino in the novella. In John Steinbeck’s‚ The Pearl‚ a novella showing Kino’s personality symbolizes protection and greed. Essentially Kino and the pearl are one in the same. Both innocent and willing until the corruption of wealth and mans greedy ambitions

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    The Pearl (Book Report)

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    The Pearl By: John Steinbeck Book Report THE PEARL John Steinbeck was born in February 1902 in Salinas‚ California and died in December 1968. Steinbeck enrolled in Stanford University however he never graduated. After an unsuccessful try to establish himself in New York he returned to California to do what he did best: write. Steinbeck’s first novel was published in 1929 but his first critical success was achieved with Tortilla Flat which won the California Commonwealth Club’s Gold Medal

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    The Impact of Family Structure on Gender Roles Within a Household “She knew she could help him best by being silent and by being near” (Steinbeck 26(PDF version) ). The Pearl revolves around Kino‚ a simple pearl diver in La Paz‚ Mexico‚ and his wife Juana‚ an obedient wife who hopes to support Kino. Kino‚ Juana‚ and their baby Coyotito live along the beach in La Paz and are simple folk. They are poor and are often taken advantage of by richer classes. Kino and Juana’s religion is a mixture of Roman

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    The Pearl How does John Steinbeck‚ author of ‘The Pearl’ successfully convey the main themes of the novella? ‘The Pearl’‚ by John Steinbeck has been a very touching‚ interesting novella to read. It originally appeared in the ‘Woman’s Home Companion’ Magazine in 1945. Set in a Mexican Indian village‚ the novella tells the story of Kino‚ a pearl diver who discovers the beautiful ‘Pearl of the World’. Upon finding this large‚ expensive pearl Kino changes as a person and has a desire to be rich and

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    Pearl Character Analysis

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    Pearl: In the Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl is the illegitimate daughter of Hester Prynne and Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. Her name is Pearl because of her great value to her mother‚ Hester. Pearl is more of a symbol than anything else. She is a symbol because she represents Hester and Dimmesdale’s sin and adultery. She also symbolizes the scarlet letter A. Pearl is a constant reminder of the Scarlet letter of not just Hester‚ but of Dimmesdale‚ as well: “And‚ mother‚ he has his hand over his heart! Is it

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    Pearl S. Buck

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    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 Caroline Sydenstricker

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