The Pearl John Steinbeck A young and strong man named Kino once lived in the city, La Paz, near the Gulf shore. He had a beautiful wife named Juana, and a child named Coyotito. "His people had once been great makers of songs so that everything they saw or thought or did or heard became a song." That was a long time ago though. The songs remained, but no new songs were added ... Coyotito's wound after all. This shows that the doctor had obviously heard about the pearl and is only healing Coyotito for the money. Although Kino didn't trust the doctor, he had to believe whatever the doctor said a...

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• Grade Level: High School

John Steinbeck is one of the greatest storytellers of the twentieth century. His wonderful novellas The Red Pony, Of Mice and Men, and The Pearl not only introduce readers to a fascinating, realistic cast of characters, and make the hills and seacoast of California and Mexico come to life, but also tell intriguing stories of the lives of real people. Steinbeck's characters are not the rich men and women of California ... it appears to be that man has acquired a greed and appetite for wealth. Juana, the priest, and the doctor all undergo a change because of money. They are all affected by the...

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• Grade Level: High School