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 ... was caused by a scorpion that was down the rope that hung the baby's box from the roof. Instead of the song of the Family, Kino had heard a new song, the Song of Evil. Kino stepped up to the box cautiously and slowly, while Coyotito was laughing and reaching to touch the scorpion. The ....

• Word Count: 3558
• Approx Pages: 14
• 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 ... help. Evil transforms certain humble citizens into envious savages. Evil was exhibited by the doctor who refused to treat Coyotito because his parents had no money. When the doctor heard of Kino and Juana's fortune in finding "the pearl of the world," he boasted that they were patients of his while thinking of a better life for himself in Paris ... goals that all depended on the pearl. When Juana wanted to destroy ...

• Word Count: 4593
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School

... killed by Lennie at the end of the book Discrimination Discrimination is not just based on skin color, but also on age and gender. A book that shows this is John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men, a story about two friends, that have a dream to live on there own farm, Lenny and George, who go to a farm ... pretty and soft. When she became frightened, Lennie only held on tighter. Eventually she was able to free herself and run away. When the men in town heard of her encounter with Lennie, they took their dogs out to search for him. Because of that incident, George and Lennie had to leave Weed,...

• Word Count: 3171
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School