... ). This displays their uncontrollable emotions. This then led to the disappearance of the pearl. The quote, "And Kino drew back his arm and flung with all his might" (Steinbeck 872), shows Kino throwing the pearl away. The pearl only showed images of misfortune of the past every time Kino looked at it. The act of throwing this painful pearl into the sea symbolizes that Kino freed himself from his greed and ... that the couple will start a new life. His unwavering nature to strive remains unchanged ... ...

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... have all undergone a change due to money. They are all affected by their hunger for wealth and intern is the base for their own destruction, and the destruction of society. Steinbeck's "The Pearl" is a study of man's self-destruction through greed. Juana, the faithful wife of Kino, a paltry peasant man, had lived a spiritual life for what had seemed like as long as she could remember. When ... hardships. One might think that a doctor, one who has the image of being passive, and caring should not stoop to such a level. When one is down on their luck, chances are they will turn to superst...

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Kino, Juana, and Coyotito wake up to a very average morning in their brush house. Everything is going fine until a scorpion quietly climbs onto Coyotito's shoulder and stings him. Kino crushes the scorpion, but the baby's shoulder begins to swell as he cries. Juana decides that they will take him to the doctor, who doesn't work for poor people. He refuses to work for them, and the frustrated family goes straight to the family's canoe, which has sentimental value because it was passed down for many generations, and pushes out into the water. As they reach the oyster bed, Kino gets out and begin...

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... order to receive the sacraments, the person requesting the sacrament must "donate" a small amount of money to the church. It was only after Kino found the pearl that the priest looked differently upon him. In the hope of gaining possession of the pearl and achieving social status for himself in the eyes of the church, the Priest allowed greed to overcome him and he lost sight of his "calling." In The Pearl, Steinbeck expresses the fact that ... man's manifestation for wealth and property leads to the self-destruction of man, both mentally, and ... ...

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