... , but instead it caused marital strife and his son to be killed. At the beginning of the novel, Kino and his family are happy and lead a non-materialistic life. When Kino found the pearl he believed that the potential wealth from the pearl's sale would bring them a better life in the form of material items. The wealth only seems to absorb Kino and his family into a greedy, hostile and ... materialistic world with very different values from the ones they previously had. In the end, Kino rejects the materialistic world by throwing away the pearl. He has learned at a great cost that happine...

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... Holden found himself in a bad situation and worked through the obstacles to overcome happiness. Happiness is what Salinger in striving for in his novels, and uses religion as a symbol. The bible gave Holden a sense of comfort and a bit more happiness. In the novel, The Pearl by John Steinbeck, the pearl itself is very symbolic. Since it's a pearl, you would think that would have great importance, but ... instead bad things keep happening. Kino wanted to sell the pearl and use the money to better his ... family's standard of living. He had dreams and goals that all depended on the pearl....

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... a specific plot structure in The Pearl. The exposition establishes setting, characters, and an initial incident. In the exposition of The Pearl, Steinbeck shows many key elements with one event. When Coyotito, Kino's child is stung by the scorpion, the author shows an important symbol, which lays the groundwork for a multitude of things to come. The rising action introduces the antagonist and brings conflict to The Pearl. After Kino finds the pearl, many neutral characters become antagonists ... , due to the greedy nature of man. An example ... ...

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... and lived in harmony with his family and by his culture. Kino and the people of his culture weren't materialistic and only had things they could not survive without. Nor did they long for anything else. However, when Kino found the pearl of the world he went against his culture and all his morals and beliefs. ... He began dreaming and wanting things he never even imagined for him and his family. Suddenly money and material items began to ... matter as appose to before. This is clearly shown in this passage: "In the pearl he saw how they were dressed- Juana in a shawl stiff with newness ...

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THE PEARL. Kino was a poor mexican-indian, he had a wife and her name was Juana. Together they had a baby and his name was Coytito. They lived in a wery poor village, he and his neighbours lived in wooden houses. He made his moony by fishing and search for pearls in the sea who he sold to some byers in the town. In the town there was only stone ... was shore that nobody had seamed ore followed theme couse Kino had swapped away the steps he had made in the ground. Kino didn't want to walk on the day cues somebody could see theme. So they hid in some bushes and then Kino started to dream about ...

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... 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 death and evil. In spite of being poor, Kino is happy, honest, and hardworking. Once he finds the pearl, his dreams for his son become a real possibility. His wife Jauna is ... quiet, respectful and cheerful. 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 b...

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... up in Salinas California. He was the average man his whole. Which encouraged him to write the way he does. He writes about the common man and his struggles in life. He won a Nobel Prize, for his writing technique. Two books will be included in this essay The pearl, and Of Mice and Men. This essay will cover some of the good and bad of human's animal ... a time of need. There are so many other examples in these stories this should give you an idea. Next, The loss to think clearly scares people and they loose their ability to think clearly and act like an animal. Kino, for example, in The...

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... of a better life for himself in Paris. Coyotito was healed when the doctor finally came to their straw hut. He deceived Kino by giving the baby a white powder that made him go into convulsions. An hour later he came and gave Coyotito the remedy and immediately wanted to know when he was getting paid. The evil in the pearl had reached the heart of the doctor. The pearl's evil did not ... their home to find more baneful members of the heartless cult rampaging through their belongings to find the pearl. The end result was Kino and Juana's house going up in flames. The trackers then committ...

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... something represents one thing, but it really represents the exact opposite? In John Stienbeck's novel, The Pearl, Kino (the protagonist) perceives the pearl to symbolize many things. In the novel, the pearl is an ambivalent symbol. Let us begin by analyzing how the pearl symbolizes good. The pearl symbolizes opportunity for Kino, Juana and Coyotito. Kino aspires for many things for his little family. "We will be married- in the church" (24). "We will have new clothes ... " (24). "My son will read and open the books, and my son ... ...

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... much so that he could even see "dream forms" in the pearl. He could see through the pearl, the image of them getting married in the church, and Coyotito wore "a blue sailor suit from the United States", which was the model of a trend. When he wants something, he did not stop there, he continued to dream of the impossible, for "humans are never satisfied". He even wanted a "rifle", which ... was once considered impossible to them. Instead of thinking how the pearl might help ... to save the "needy" from starvation and instead of the thoughts of donating the pearl to the church like what...

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... much so that he could even see "dream forms" in the pearl. He could see through the pearl, the image of them getting married in the church, and Coyotito wore "a blue sailor suit from the United States", which was the model of a trend. When he wants something, he did not stop there, he continued to dream of the impossible, for "humans are never satisfied". He even wanted a "rifle", which ... was once considered impossible to them. Instead of thinking how the pearl might help ... to save the "needy" from starvation and instead of the thoughts of donating the pearl to the church like what...

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... that the doctor wouldn't come to cure the baby. She went to the doctor's house with Kino and the baby, with a few misshapen grey pearls. The doctor didn't help them because they were poor. But we could see how Juana loved her baby and didn't give up easily. In chapter three, after someone went into their house and looked for the pearl, Juana asked Kino to throw the pearl away ... . "This thing is evil; this pearl is like a sin! It will destroy us!" (Pg 38) She noticed that they would be in danger because of the Pearl. She believed in God. She believed that the pearl would bring up misfor...

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... in their unity, and that if their family was to fallapart, they would lose their point in life. The family uses theirsong as a form of motivation, something to strive for. Kinos mainpoint in life is to ensure a strong future for the family. The song coming from the pearl is similar to that of evil. Theonly difference is that it gives an illusion of good, rather thanthat of ... evil. "All of these things Kino saw in the lucent pearl and he said,`We will have new clothes'. And the music of the pearl rose likea chorus of trumpets in his ears. Then to the lovely gray surfaceof the pearl cam...

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... and said he's return in an hour. When he arrived the baby was worse. Kino told him he would pay after he sold his pearl and the doctor noticed he had hidden it in the ground. That very same night someone broke into their house and was going to steal the pearl. They could never sell the pearl for how much they thought it was worth so they went ... away. On their journey they were being followed by trackers. At the end they hid in a cave and ... juana waited with coyotito for Kino to attact the trackers. While Kino was making his way down to the trackers, the baby started crying. The tra...

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... loose, some single, others in clusters" (Steinbeck 833). This quote shows Kino diving at the oysters to find a pearl. Kino does this because Kino is desperate: he does not have the expenses to pay for the treatment for his son. So that his baby may live, he dives into the cold sea yet knowing that he may be diving in vain showing his struggle to survive ... harsh factors. Fortunately he does find a pearl, but not just any pearl, but the Pearl of the World. Finding just a regular pearl itself is considered to be extremely lucky for it is stated in the story, "for every shell thrown in th...

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... do not have the money to pay for Coyotito's treatment. Once the doctor discovers Kino has found the huge magnificent pearl he rushes to their house, and offers the family help. Almost all the people involved with the pearl become greedy, and want much more than they have, including the pearl buyers. When Kino tries to sell the pearl, the pearl buyers try to cheat him so that they can get the expensive, rich pearl for a low price ... danger begins to play frequently once Kino brings the pearl into their home. Before the pearl, happiness and warmth ran through their brush home, but now th...

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... -, etc.) and of course by the background information, given before the extract. The main idea of the text is bad luck, which is simbolised by The Pearl-. All the action in the text is set around the Pearl. The author uses capitalisation in order to emphasize the significance of this thing. The pearl is a symbol. For each person it has its own meaning. For beggars the pearls find means bigger alms, for the doctor the pearl is a symbol of luxury, Paris ... , etc., for Kino it is probably a symbol ... ...

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... passed down for many generations, and pushes out into the water. As they reach the oyster bed, Kino gets out and begins to gather oysters in his basket. Once he returns to the boat, he begins to open the oysters. As he comes to the last one, he is hesitant to look inside, but as he does, a huge pearl is revealed. The pearl is referred to as "the pearl of the world ... ." Kino and Juana are ecstatic at the find and rush back to shore. They also realize that the swelling has gone down on Coyotito's shoulder. The next day, Kino goes to town to try to sell the pearl. Each pearl buyer tells h...

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... that happened before." Kino stood confidently and strong knowing that he would sell the pearl today and earn great fortune for it. He left Juana and Coyotito in a nearby deserted hut. Kino and his uncle, Gustavo, who lived in the city, walked across the sandy road until they met the greedy buyers. Kino met the first buyer, he thought, I cant let them try to cheat me again ... with that he gave one last and long look at the pearl. The evil song repeated once more in his head. Kino put his hands over his ears and with disgust he moaned. The buyers gave Kino an unsure look and silence swep...

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... 's fee if sold. Juana looks at Coyotito's shoulder with delight as her own treatment worked and the shoulder healed. When Kino goes into the town to sell the pearl no one will give him a fair price for it. News spreads fast and all the pearl buyers had set a price which was far to low, just to try and cheat Kino of money. Kino is not fooled and ... written with an omniscient narrator. Strong boundaries are made between native and white people. When Kino tries to sell the pearl the white people try to cheat him, this makes Kino furious and the "song of evil" is present in his head. This h...

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... 's lives in danger because everyone round him wants the pearl. The first time this happens is when a man comes into Kino's house looking for the pearl and Kino had to fight him off. The second is when Kino ends up killing the two men. Kino's obsession for the pearl is shown near the end when Juana goes behind Kino's back and tries to throw the pearl away, but Kino catches her and he ends ... . Although Kino is a simple character in this novel Steinbeck makes him seem more complex. Throughout the novel Steinbeck uses many techniques. Such techniques are strong imagery of evil. Everything t...

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... time to collect clams to see if there are any pearls inside. For many years, they had not found a single pearl. Juana, his wife is very supportive and never complains about the lack of food. Her strong will keeps Kino determined to keep searching the Gulf floor for the perfect clam that has the pearl. Coyotito is their baby boy. They hardly own anything except a brush hut and ... , they went on with their daily work hoping that Coyotito would get better. His mother makes a foreshadowing when she prays for a pearl to pay the doctor to cure him. As usually that day, they find the "pearl of...

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... a family secret. Within that cove he looks for odd shaped pearls. Also he looks for pearls that are isolated from the others. However, Kino's real success lay in the hands of the pearl buyers. The pearl buyers only work for one boss, who was very wealthy. The pearl buyers decide how much to pay for pearls. Such as in Kino's case when he finds his gigantic pearl, the pearl buyers devise a scheme to say that ... it is fake such as gold to fools gold. The buyers say the pearl has to many scratches and is too big ... to be real. For added effect one pearl buyer ... ...

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... a family secret. Within that cove he looks for odd shaped pearls. Also he looks for pearls that are isolated from the others. However, Kino's real success lay in the hands of the pearl buyers. The pearl buyers only work for one boss, who was very wealthy. The pearl buyers decide how much to pay for pearls. Such as in Kino's case when he finds his gigantic pearl, the pearl buyers devise a scheme to say that ... it is fake such as gold to fools gold. The buyers say the pearl has too many scratches and is too big ... to be real. For added effect one pearl buyer ... ...

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... the rock and swam upward, towards the canoe. When he reached the surface, he started to open the oysters up. He had finally opened up all the oysters except for one. The last oyster was the one that he decided to open last, which was the one that he had noticed sitting near hummock. He lifted the flesh, and inside, was the great pearl. This pearl was as perfect as the moon. It was the ... greatest pearl in the world! In his hands, held the Pearl of the World. Juana cried out Kino's name and ... , they went to a dealer that would tell them the value of the pearl and give them the best pr...

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