American writer John Steinbeck utilizes these qualities to create stories with intense and ironic plots, creating characters that struggle to live even under the most brutal conditions and that are moved by forces they can hardly understand or control. ... Fortunately he does find a pearl, but not just any pearl, but the Pearl of the World. ... "And then from above came picture on his eyes: (Steinbeck 871). ... "Her face was hard and protection about them" (Steinbeck 871-872). ... The quote, "And Kino drew back his arm and flung with all his might" (Steinbeck 872), sho...

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In The Pearl, John Steinbeck uses the psychological approach to develop how man's strife for wealth destroys. ... First, while Kino sits thinking of the pearl buyers, "In his head he only [hears] the dark music of the enemy" (Steinbeck, pg. 55). ... Finally, as Kino comes closer to greatness, "The music of the Pearl [is] triumphant in [his] head, and the quiet melody of the family underlay it" (Steinbeck, pg.69). ... First, Juana takes the pearl to throw it away but Kino awakens and begins to track " . . . her, and his brain [is] red with anger " (Steinbeck, pg. 58). ... The morning Ki...

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Lyngvo-stylistical analysis of the extract from John Steinbeck's lyrical story The Pearl- A lyrical story of John Steinbeck is called The Pearl-. ... All the action in the text is set around the Pearl. ... The pearl is a symbol. ... 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 of a lucky family life. ... John Steinbeck tells what happens in the purely objective sense; he just describes deeds, words, gestures, without going into the minds of the characters and without giving his own com...

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In The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, the town has the same problem as modern day cities. ... He becomes jealous of Kino and the pearl and selfish of his talents as a doctor. ... Through Steinbeck's childhood on a farm, he sees that farmers, the "Indians" in The Pearl, work for their money while the upper-class, more fortunate people don't. For example, The Mexican- Indians go diving all day, everyday to find pearls. ... The Pearl demonstrates how a city can be wrong in how they set their status. ...

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Show how the theme of Greed is illustrated through the characters and events in the Pearl. John Steinbeck develops the theme of greed through the characters and events in " the Pearl". ... "Every man suddenly became related to Kino's pearl. ... In conclusion, I believe that Steinbeck's "The Pearl" is a study of man's self destruction through his own greed, through man's materialization for wealth and property. John Steinbeck had effectively made use of the characters and the events to illustrate the theme of Greed. ...

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." - Mahatma Gandhi In John Steinbeck's novella, "The Pearl," the poor and unfortunate protagonist, Kino, comes across a beautiful, majestic pearl. To Kino, the pearl brings security and comfort to his family. ... John Steinbeck illustrates three essential morals in The Pearl, which include, the importance of family, how greed leads to devastation, and how money cannot buy happiness. ... 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 th...

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In the short story, "The Pearl", John Steinbeck usesdifferent types of music to introduce, and set the atmosphere ofthe story. ... John Steinbeck shows evil's intrusion into Kino's family bymeans of music. ... Here, John Steinbeck brings across the point thatKino's family does this on a regular basis and that they considerit similar to a ritual. ... The song clearly demonstrates thebond between Kino and his family's lives John Steinbeck uses music of the family as a belief, similarto how we believe in God, and pray to Him. ... By using this method, John Steinbeck c...

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There are many different types of conflict that occur in the novel, The Pearl by John Steinbeck. ... A major type of conflict that arose in the novel, The Pearl was person vs. culture. ... I was in the pearl- the picture glowing there. ... Person vs. culture, and person vs. person were two major conflicts in The Pearl. ... The various conflicts that occurred in The Pearl by John Steinbeck gave the novel a special touch. ...

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In John Steinbeck's The Pearl, Juana demonstrates a constant being through times of pleasure and conflict. ... Early in the novel, Steinbeck specifies that when one is given one gift, it is never enough. ... Steinbeck uses a dramatic foil with Kino to portray Juana's calmness. ... The pearl is "evil...like a sin" (38) and getting rid of the pearl is the only way to save the family from turmoil. ... Steinbeck expresses Juana's intention to save the family after Kino's beating. ...

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