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. His parable, "The Pearl", is one such story that clearly demonstrates the utilization of these qualities. ... Finding just a regular pearl itself is considered to be extremely lucky for it is stated in the story, "for every shell thrown in the basket might contain a pearl. ... The quote, "And Kino drew back his arm and flung ...

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(John Steinbeck 1902-1968) In 1935 Steinbeck became widely known when he wrote, "Tortilla Flat", a series of humorous stories about Monterey paisanos(John Steinbeck). ... Steinbeck followed " Of Mice and Men," with a series of short stories entitled " The Long Valley."(John Steinbeck) In 1939 Steinbeck published what was considered his best work, " The Grapes of Wrath." " The Grapes of Wrath," was the story of tenate farmers who moved to California, because they was unable to live off the land in Oklahoma. ... After returning to America Steinbeck wrote many novels this included " The Pea...

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(1952), as well as film scripts for his stories The Red Pony (1938) and The Pearl (1947). ... Ditsky, J., Critical Essays on John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath (1989); Steinbeck, John, Working Days: The Journals of The Grapes of Wrath, ed. by R. ... Steinbeck, John. The pearl. New York Penguin Book Co, 1993 Steinbeck, John. ...

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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-. ... The pearl is a symbol. ... The author tells us about the main event of the story - Kino had found the Pearl of the World- and how news spread among people, living in the town. ... 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 comment. ... We can see much of the author in this story. ...

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In The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, the town has the same problem as modern day cities. ... The lower class people have the kind, compassionate heart and rise up to prove themselves throughout the story. ... 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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"A sad soul can kill quicker than a germ," - John Steinbeck. ... John Steinbeck was born on February 27, 1902 in Salinas, California (Webster 1338). ... He was in his 60's when John F. ... His early books were, The Pearl, Tortilla Flat, and Sea of Cortez. ... Steinbeck had many influences for his stories. ...

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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. ... Once the pearl enters the plot of the story, allthe forms of music come into effect. ... By using this method, John Steinbeck compares the two types ofmusic, good and evil, to the devil himself and the Lord, JesusChrist. ...

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In John Steinbeck's The Pearl, Juana demonstrates a constant being through times of pleasure and conflict. ... Another aspect of joy that Juana experiences is the influence her neighbors have on her Most of the neighbors show support for Juana throughout the story. ... 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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John Steinbeck next published two more California fiction based novels, The Pasture of Heaven (1932) and To a God Unknown (1933). Also during this period of time, Steinbeck worked on a series of short stories, later titled and published as The Long Valley (1938). John Steinbeck's first major success did not come consecutively with the beginning of his career. ... The next series of writing from Steinbeck were: Cannery Row (1945), The Wayward Bus (1947), The Pearl (1947), A Russian Journal (1948), Burning Bright (1950), and The Log from the Sea of Cortez (1951). ... Steinbeck often swit...

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East of Eden In John Steinbeck's Book, East of Eden, he succeeds in recreating the Fall of Man. ... (Genesis 4:11, 12)" Steinbeck personifies the Serpent in the character of Cathy. ... I took six bits and bought him a knife made in Germany- three blades and a corkscrew, pearl-handled. ... And that's the last I heard of the pearl-handled knife. (Steinbeck 29)" He goes on to say, " What did you do on his birthday? ...

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I decided to read Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck because I enjoyed reading The Pearl for class. Just like The Pearl, this book also made me feel as if I was right there along with the characters. ... The novel is set during the Great Depression and tells the story of migrant workers, who all have their own hopes and dreams. The story focuses mainly on five characters; George, Lenny, Candy, Crooks, and Curley's wife. ... Perhaps to signify the fact that she is insignificant, Steinbeck never revealed if she did in fact have a real name, other than "Curly's wife." ...

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Although it has been said that his plots were repetitive and they are viewed as cliched and overdone from today's standpoint, the fact remains that these very stories are what draw audiences time after time. ... His writing has influenced several writers through the ages, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, John Steinbeck, Aldous Huxley, William Faulkner and Pearl S Buck, to name a few. ...

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Richards relates the story of how, when she was young, she always said she wanted to talk to God. ... Another famous author with a large cult following is Stephen King.29 His works have gained a great audience not because of their characters or stories, but because of King himself. King's readers are fascinated by the mind that can produce such horrifying stories, and they see him as a sort of preternatural being. ... Prynne, her presumed-dead husband, returns to discover all of this.45 Now called Roger Chillingworth to hide his identity, he sinks to a new low as he tortures D...

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