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John Steinbeck was born in 1902 in Salinas, California. He wrote famous novels such as Of Mice and Men. The document discusses Steinbeck's biography and provides a summary of his novel The Pearl, in which a poor fisherman named Kino finds a large pearl that brings him both riches and dangers from greedier members of his community. It also notes that Steinbeck wrote with many pencils and was investigated by the FBI in the 1940s.
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The document provides information about John Steinbeck's life and career as well as a summary of his novel The Pearl. It summarizes that Kino, Juana, and their son Coyotito live in poverty in Mexico in the early 1900s until Coyotito is stung by a scorpion. They take him to the doctor but cannot afford his expensive treatment. The document also lists the main characters, minor characters, setting, moral themes, and some interesting facts about pearls and scorpions.
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- John Steinbeck was an American author born in 1902 who wrote The Pearl, a novella about the exploitation of poor people. Several of his works are considered classics.
- The story follows Kino and Juana, a happy couple living in Mexico. When their son Coyotito is stung by a scorpion, the doctor refuses to help until they can pay. Kino finds a large pearl but greed ensues as others try to steal it.
- The doctor poisons Coyotito then offers the antidote in exchange for the pearl. Kino hides it but kills someone trying to steal it. The pearl brings out greed and changes in the characters.
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The Pearl by John Steinbeck is set in a small, impoverished fishing village in La Paz, Mexico in the early 1900s. The villagers live in poverty with few possessions. The story follows Kino, a poor fisherman, who discovers a giant pearl that could make him wealthy. Kino believes the pearl will provide an education for his son, Coyotito, allowing them to escape poverty. However, greed and jealousy over the pearl's wealth put Kino and his family in danger. In the end, Coyotito is killed while Kino tries to protect him, showing that the pearl's riches only brought harm.
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1) Kino finds a giant pearl that he hopes will improve his family's lives. However, once word spreads of the valuable pearl, others conspire against Kino and threaten his family's safety to steal the pearl for themselves.
2) Despite the dangers, Kino remains determined to sell the pearl in order to provide a better future for his son. However, Juana believes the pearl is evil and wants Kino to throw it back into the sea.
3) After attacks are made on Kino and his family, they flee their village into the mountains. Kino leaves false tracks to mislead the trackers who are following them in hopes of stealing the pearl.
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The document provides information about John Steinbeck's life and career as well as a summary of his novel The Pearl. It summarizes that Kino, Juana, and their son Coyotito live in poverty in Mexico in the early 1900s until Coyotito is stung by a scorpion. They take him to the doctor but cannot afford his expensive treatment. The document also lists the main characters, minor characters, setting, moral themes, and some interesting facts about pearls and scorpions.
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- John Steinbeck was an American author born in 1902 who wrote The Pearl, a novella about the exploitation of poor people. Several of his works are considered classics.
- The story follows Kino and Juana, a happy couple living in Mexico. When their son Coyotito is stung by a scorpion, the doctor refuses to help until they can pay. Kino finds a large pearl but greed ensues as others try to steal it.
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The Pearl by John Steinbeck is set in a small, impoverished fishing village in La Paz, Mexico in the early 1900s. The villagers live in poverty with few possessions. The story follows Kino, a poor fisherman, who discovers a giant pearl that could make him wealthy. Kino believes the pearl will provide an education for his son, Coyotito, allowing them to escape poverty. However, greed and jealousy over the pearl's wealth put Kino and his family in danger. In the end, Coyotito is killed while Kino tries to protect him, showing that the pearl's riches only brought harm.
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2) Despite the dangers, Kino remains determined to sell the pearl in order to provide a better future for his son. However, Juana believes the pearl is evil and wants Kino to throw it back into the sea.
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ERIC_THE_PEARL.ppt
Kino discovers a massive pearl that changes his family's fortunes for better and worse. Initially it provides hope for wealth and prosperity, but it also attracts greed and violence from others. Kino's ambitions grow as enemies pursue the pearl, leading to the destruction of his home, the death of his son, and his return to poverty with only disillusionment. The pearl symbolizes how greed corrupts innocence and perverts blessings into curses.
The pearl
The document provides an overview and analysis of John Steinbeck's short story "The Pearl". It summarizes the plot, including that Kino discovers a large pearl that he hopes will improve his family's life but instead brings them danger and misfortune. The document also analyzes major themes like the corrupting influence of wealth, the struggle between social classes in Mexico, and the importance of family. It provides context about Steinbeck and the story's symbolic and allegorical nature.
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The document provides information about the Ilocos region and the ethnic groups found within it, including the Ibaloy, Isneg, and Ifugao people. It discusses their social classes, beliefs, and literary contributions such as epics, folktales, and oral traditions. Several festivals celebrated in Ilocos are also mentioned. Characteristics of Ilocanos and their cultural practices involving marriage traditions, death rituals, and family structure are outlined. Notable people from Ilocos like Juan Luna, Carlos Bulosan, and Elpidio Quirino are listed along with their achievements. Examples of Ilocano folk songs, words, and proverbs are provided. Details are given about prominent Iloc
The pearl
The document provides a summary of John Steinbeck's novel "The Pearl". It describes that the book is about a poor family living in Mexico in 1947. The family's son gets stung by a scorpion and they cannot afford the doctor's care, but then the father finds a large pearl that brings them wealth. However, others in the community become greedy and threaten the family, so they ultimately escape. The document also gives background on the author, setting, main characters, and includes sections on scorpions and pearls.
The Pearl
The document provides a summary of John Steinbeck's novel "The Pearl". It describes that the book is about a poor family living in Mexico in 1947. The family's son gets stung by a scorpion and they cannot afford the doctor's care. The father then finds a large pearl and believes it will solve all their problems, but others in the community grow greedy and envious over the pearl. As tensions rise, the family decides to escape in order to protect themselves and the pearl.
The pearl power point
The document provides background information on John Steinbeck and his short story "The Pearl". It discusses how Steinbeck used parables and symbolism to teach lessons about social classes in Mexican culture and themes of good versus evil, poverty versus wealth, family, fortune, and the struggle for survival. The setting of La Paz, Mexico is described, as well as characters like Kino, Juana, and the pearl. An overview is given of each chapter, outlining the plot and themes presented.
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The Pearl - Phuc
- 1. By Phuc
- 2. John Steinbeck was born in Salinas, California. He was born in 1902 and died on 1968. John was of German, English, and Irish descent.
- 3. 1.Kino and his family is living the life. 2.Baby Coyotito was stung by a scorpion 3.Family can’t afford for the treatment.
- 4. 4.Kino then went of a pearl dive and found a huge pearl from a oyster with a ghostly gleam. 5.The village argues and talk about Kino's pearl. 6.Juana tries to get rid of the pearl but Kino stop her and beat her.
- 5. 7.Kino and his family escape the town. Because Kino killed a man. 8.They tried to avoid people and hides in the mountain.
- 6. 9.Coyotito is shot and died. 10.Kino and Juana went back to the village, Kino realizing the wealth is evil they then throw it back into the ocean.
- 7. Kino, a poor Indian fisherman, lives on the Gulf of California with his wife Juana and infant son Coyotito.
- 8. The period is Unclear, possibly late nineteenth or early twentieth century Setting - A Mexican coastal village called La Paz, probably on the Baja Peninsula
- 9. Kino – The protagonist Juana – Kino’s wife Coyotito – Kino and Juana’s baby child
- 10. Juan Tomas – Kino’s Brother Apolonia – Juan Tomas’s Wife The Doctor – The greedy doctor
- 11. The Priest – The greedy priest The Dealers – The pearl buyers The Trackers – (A Group of men trying to steal from Kino.)
- 12. The lesson of the story is “Greed can destroy everything in your life.” As an example: Kino was living a nice peaceful life in poverty but still is happy.
- 13. But then when they were in need of money and they found the pearl of the world it turn around.
- 14. Kino became greedy and only focus on the pearl and then slowly his life is beginning to break apart from peaceful to chaos and fear.
- 15. John Steinbeck is mostly well known for his books such as “Mice of men” John Steinbeck write with pencils instead of pens and he used up about 60 pencil per day.
- 16. He was put in surveillance by the Federal Bureau of investigation during 1940 due to complaints about his visits to Soviet Russia.
- 17. John Steinbeck write with pencils instead of pens and he used up about 60 pencil per day.