The Pearl Evil And Greed In The Pearl By John Steinbeck John Steinbeck The Pearl Essay The Pearl by John Steinbeck Essay

1. The Pearl
The Pearl is a novella by the author, John Steinbeck. The genre of this book is fiction parable. The
theme is that greed can lead to a dark ending. The major conflicts in this story are man vs. man,
man vs. nature, and man vs. society. The point of view is in third person. The exposition is Kino,
Juana, and their son Coyotito lives peacefully with their family and neighbors until Coyotito is
bitten by poisonous scorpion which all takes place at the Gulf. The rising action is when Kino
finds the the great pearl to pay doctor, but finds out it is worthless. The climax of the story is when
Kino kills the man who was trying to steal the pearl. The falling action is when Kino and his family
leaves the village to the capital when they were soon followed by trackers. Later that night, Kino
goes and attacks the trackers and when he finished, he realized Coyotito is dead. The...show more
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One is shown on page 14 when it says, "...the hot morning sun beat on it and made it vibrate
blindingly." Another is on page 58 when it says, "...the pale light of the moon...crept through the
holes in the brush house." Three are demonstrated on page 66 when they say, "...the wind cried
through the brush houses...," "The wind screamed over the Gulf and turned the water white," and
"The wind drove off the clouds and skimmed the sky clean and drifted the sand of the country..."
Onomatopoeia is demonstrated on page 30 when the doctor says, "There will be apparent
improvement, and then without warning – pouf!" Foreshadowing occurs on page 15 when it says,
"...she had prayed that they might find a pearl with which to hire the doctor to cure the baby..." Also
on pages 24 – 26 when it talks about Kino seeing great things that could happen to his family
because of the finding of the pearl. Another is shown on page 43 when it says, "What a pity it
would be if the pearl destroys them all." Anaphora is shown on page 3 when it says, "...this is safety,
this is warmth, this is the
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2. Evil And Greed In The Pearl By John Steinbeck
In this reflective essay of "The Pearl", my thesis statement is: "Juana urged Kino to throw the pearl
away, but due to greed, Kino refuses." The pearl in this story symbolizes evil and greed, and it has
transformed Kino's personality. At first I thought that Kino would throw the pearl away when he
realized that he was changing after he hit his wife, but he didn't due to the greediness that the pearl
had brought him. Compared to Kino, Juana's personality does not transform to the extent that Kino's
does. I have learnt that greediness can take over a person's mind, but when you realize it, there is no
turning back. Steinbeck quotes: "Every road seemed blocked against him. In his head he heard only
the dark music of the enemy. His senses were burningly alive, but his mind went back to the deep
participation with all things, the gift he had from his people." (Steinbeck, 56). Steinbeck quotes:
"Juana watched him with worry, but she knew him and she knew she could help him best by being
silent and being near." (Steinbeck, 56). In these two quotes, we can compare Kino with Juana in
terms of how they were thinking. Juana was thinking about how she could help Kino, but the greed
that consumed Kino was preventing him from listening to...show more content...
Juana urged Kino to throw the pearl away because it would have brought evil and greed to Kino's
family; however, due to greed, Kino refuses. Juana said to Kino: "Throw it away, Kino. Let us
break it between stones. Let us bury it and forget the place. Let us throw it back into the sea. It has
brought evil. Kino, my husband, it will destroy us." (Steinbeck, 41). But even though Juana begged
Kino to throw the pearl away, Kino still said: "Do not speak anymore. In the morning we will sell
the pearl, and then the evil will be gone, and only the good remain." (Steinbeck, 41–42). The
conversation between Kino and Juana shows us that greed has taken over Kino's
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3. John Steinbeck The Pearl Essay
The Pearl
John Steinbeck
Kino, is a poor Indian fisherman who lives on the Gulf of California with his wife Juana and baby
son Coyotito. They are very poor but happy family. When he finds the "pearl of the world" he
believes that wonderful things will come from selling it. As he tries to sell the pearl he realizes
that the local businessmen will cheat him and decides to travel to sell it. When it is realized that
Kino has murdered the man who tried to steal his prize possession the family is forced to run from
their village. Trackers are sent to find them and, in desperation and rage Kino kills the men, not
realizing that their gunfire has killed his son. The pearl was supposed to bring him happiness and
money but instead it brings...show more content...
Jauna believes that the doctor in town can save her son from a scorpion bite. The doctor only is
interested in the money he will be paid and tricks them into believing he has cured the baby.
Not very long after leaving the village for the capital the family is tracked by three men with
guns. They run up a mountain and hide in a cave. The people following them camp right below
the cave that Kino and his family are hiding in. Kino decides that the only way to survive is to kill
the person on guard, take his gun, and kill the other two. Kino goes to the camp and is about to
attack them when Coyotito makes loud noise. Kino knows that he has to kill the bad guys quickly,
but he is a second too late and one of them shoots toward the cave. Kino and the three men fight and
Kino ends up killing all of them. The very first shot that was fired killed the baby. The next day
Kino and Juana go home with the dead baby, the rifle and the pearl. They walk through the village to
the beach; Kino puts down the rifle, and throws the pearl into the water.
Other possible endings;
1. After Kino sold the pearl in the capital for it's true value their lives changed. Not only did Kino
buy the rifle but he was granted the title of Chief of the village. His songs never sang of evil. Juana
had more children, and Coyotito went to school and became the village doctor.
2. After hiding in the cave for the night Kino was sure that he had fooled the
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4. The Pearl by John Steinbeck Essay
Many people in the world today grow crazy and mad when surrounded by even the slightest bit of
wealth and good fortune. Even a strong person who recognizes their priorities can still become
corrupt with too much power. There is no better example of a person falling into the path of evil and
corruption than in a novel written by John Steinbeck. In the novel The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, the
author writes about a poor Indian man named Kino who becomes corrupt from the wealth of a
magnificent pearl. Steinbeck uses the motifs of music, light and dark imagery, and values to develop
the theme that good fortune, wealth, and prosperity steer even the most innocent of people towards a
path of evil and corruption. The reader learns that one...show more content...
Kino is beginning to realize how at first the pearl seemed to have brought fortune and good to his
family, but it really had only brought evil to the family. By the end of the story, Kino and Juana
have lost their son, Coyotito, and they wish things were back to the way they were before they
found the pearl. Kino then throws the pearl back out into the ocean where he had found it: "And
the music of the pearl drifted to a whisper and disappeared" (90). The music disappearing as the
pearl sink back into the ocean symbolizes the evil leaving the family: now that the pearl has left,
so has the evil. Kino now understands that their "wealth" has brought nothing but evil and has
destroyed both himself as well as his family. Not only does Steinbeck use the motif of music to
express the theme that good fortune, wealth, and prosperity steer even the most innocent of people
towards a path of evil and corruption, but he also uses the motif of light and dark imagery.
Steinbeck uses the reoccurring topic of light and dark imagery numerous times throughout his novel
to help deliver the theme of how good fortune and wealth lead to corruption. The first night that
Kino had possession of the pearl, he was a little on the edge. Then, suddenly, an intruder came into
the house: "Kino held his breath to listen, and he knew that whatever dark thing was in his house
was holding its breath too, to listen" (37). Darkness symbolizes evil and
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