... correct, Mill reasoned, then it would not matter whether the animal enjoying himself is a human being or a pig. Does it matter if the human being is rich or poor? Is money the measure of happiness? Is it not better to live your life happy and poor, than unhappy and rich? In the book The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, Kino turns into an animal and is very dissatisfied. He ... lives only to preserve himself and his family and is not thinking about the happiness of all. The Pearl is a symbolic novel showing how money ... can change every aspect of your life. The theme of the novel is that huma...

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