The Pearl Is Not What It Seems One day the poor fisherman, Kino, found “ the greatest pearl in the world”, that was perfect as the moon (Steinbeck 10). Consequently, this results in a big conflict that takes place throughout the entire story. In the novella, The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, Kino and Juana’s baby Coyotito, sadly gets stung by a scorpion. Later on, in La Paz, Kino and Juana try to find a doctor to cure Coyotito and get him back to normal to live their natural lifestyle again. Unfortunately
The Pearl In the novel, The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, we meet Kino, his wife, Juana and their baby, Coyotitio. Kino’s family lives in a grass hut in the poor, fishing village of La Paz, Mexico in the 1920’s. Their lives are disrupted when a vicious scorpion bites Coyotito. The only way that they can get help were they live is to have enough money to pay the local doctor. Kino goes pearl diving and discovers a pearl that is worth “millions.” It appears that Kino has gone from having nothing to being
The Pearl was published by John Steinbeck. This book is about immigration, poverty, and wealth. In this book Kino, Juana and Coyotito live in La Paz, Baja California Sur. This family is in deep poverty. During the middle of a peaceful sleep, their son get stung by a scorpion. They go to a doctor, but the doctor doesn't treat them because of their religion, race, and class. This really does not help the family. The husband works for money and is a pearl diver. If he doesn't find a good pearl for money
One of the main characters in the novel “The Pearl,” written by John Steinbeck, is a caring, strong willed and loyal woman called Juana. This character is the wife of Kino and mother of Coyotito. Juana is the type of person who thinks first before they act. The problem includes Coyotito getting stung by a scorpion. Even though Juana knows that the doctor would most likely not come to their aid, she still requested for his help. Upon hearing that the doctor would not help them, she mustered up her
materialism, all attempt to guarantee the same promise, true meaning and significance in life. However, in The Pearl, John Steinbeck conveys the truth that materialism, as an answer to people’s quest for what is good, is merely a counterfeit of that which is good found in the wholeness of the family itself. This truth is portrayed in Kino’s discovery, possession, and lost of “The Pearl of the World.” Steinbeck masterfully sets up the story by creating an almost perfect family scenario to express
In the short novella The Pearl written by John Steinbeck, Kino and his family who were not so wealthy were blessed with a great valuable pearl. Which brought lots and lots of happiness to Kino at the start but this happiness slowly starts to change into dissatisfaction for Kino and his town's people throughout the book. Kino faced many difficult situations because of the pearl and even his closest friends became his enemies. They were selfish and inconsiderate of what was happening. One lesson this
The Pearl Theme: The main idea of this story is definitely bad luck. Kino and his family are poor but they have somewhat decent health. However when Coyotito gets sick and the Pearl is found that all changes. What this book is trying to say is that money is not everything in life. And in some cases, it brings bad luck. Money can also bring greed, as in the doctor’s case. Setting: This story takes place in a small village somewhere near the sea. The inhabitants of this village are predominantly
The Pearl / John Steinbeck Main idea- The main idea of the book is the story of an Indian fisherman, who found a big, beautiful pearl, "the pearl of the world" as it was called in the book. During all the story he tries to sell the pearl for a good price so he could marry his wife again in a normal church, provide his son an opportunity to go to school and some more nice stuff. Also in the story he has to deal with some not nice, mysterious guys, who try to take it away from him. Plot general-
The Pearl, which takes place in La Paz, Mexico, begins with a description of the seemingly idyllic family life of Kino, his wife Juana and their infant son, Coyotito. Kino watches as Coyotito sleeps, but sees a scorpion crawl down the rope that holds the hanging box where Coyotito lies. Kino attempts to catch the scorpion, but Coyotito bumps the rope and the scorpion falls on him. Although Kino kills the scorpion, it still stings Coyotito. Juana and Kino, accompanied by their neighbors, go to see
The Pearl By John Steinbeck The setting of the story was primarily in an impoverished Mexican-Indian community in La Paz, roughly around the 1900s. Kino is a prime example of a developing character. From beginning to the end, he develops drastically. At the beginning, he was thought out to be a good loyal husband, but as time went on, he became a selfish, greedy individual who would do anything for money. Juana was Kino’s young wife. She was respectful, and very tolerant towards Kino. Coyotito was
You have a choice between receiving a pearl that has the potential of being sold for a lot of money, but also the potential to ruin your life or the choice of not getting the opportunity to get the pearl and the money, but the insurance of no change in your life. Which do you choose? The Pearl by John Steinbeck is a novella about how small choices can have big outcomes, some better than others. Several times in The Pearl, Kino has a choice of throwing the pearl away, and every time he keeps it, he
hopes and dreams but it is actually a curse that brings misery and death. John Steinbeck’s fiction novella, The Pearl, is a story about a small society that craves to have wealth and fortune by looking for a magical pearl. The story focuses on Kino and his family. His family consists of his wife, Juana, and their son, Coyotito. Fortunately for Kino, he finds the pearl. He plans to use the pearl to help his family have a better life, but his dedication to creating a higher quality life for his family is
Kino’s lack of material items did not keep him from happiness. That is until he thought it was possible to acquire a greater amount of wealth and increase his happiness through the pearl. In turn, this resulted in the downfall of Kino and his family. Kino’s life before the pearl brought him satisfaction and contentment. He was a loving husband and father. “Juana is driven, although instinctively as a woman to heal the family, nevertheless in reality to act for the man to protect the family.” (Karsten
In the novella, The Pearl by John Steinbeck, the author aims to teach the reader lessons about life through the use of themes. Simple and hardworking, Kino and his people face injustice because they are being controlled and manipulated by the cruel Europeans. After Kino finds the pearl, he is no longer content with his simple belongings, and he is willing to risk everything he has to get more. While Steinbeck tries to teach the reader about how injustice and greed affects humans, perhaps his most
Analysis of Pearls What is a pearl? A pearl is a pellet of calcium carbonate. Of all the gems in the world, it is the only one created by a living creature. A pearl is found in an oyster or other mollusk. They are grown in limited areas of the world's oceans and come in wide range of shapes and colors. The value of a particular pearl is determined by a number of factors. The prices of these precious stones are widely varied depending on the perfection of the stone. A pearl is a very unique
The Pearl “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck is a very powerful novella. It teaches an important lesson about wealth and what kind of effects it has on people. Kino, Juana, and Coyotito are a very poor family who live in a town called La Paz. When their baby Coyotito is poisoned by a scorpion they cannot afford to take him to the doctor. The family goes out and finds one of the greatest pearls so they can get money to take their baby to the hospital. At first Juana and Kino are sure that the pearl is
The pearl, composed by John Steinbeck, highlights the journey of an impoverished family that struggles to save their child while ignoring the evils of their community. Kino, the father, discovers the Pearl of the world, which he desires to sell for maximum profit. However, the greed that follows him and the pearl corrupts the once content and happy family prior to the discovery of the treasure as they struggle to forsake the consequences of their creation. The author expresses changes in the pearl
In The Pearl, the pearl was everything to Kino. He thought he would become rich off of it, but instead, it brought evil. It was Kino’s fault that he lost his son to a pearl that he thought was valuable, but it was evil. Juana’s wisdom could of saved Coyotito. Kino was on the journey of escaping the trackers. By examining that Kino is greedy and would rather lose a family member over a pearl. Juana’s wisdom could of saved Coyotito because she wanted to throw the pearl away but Kino stopped her. Also
of work, food, and family, anything that disrupts this cycle can be detrimental. In the novel, The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck, the Pearl of the World causes this crease in Kino’s cycle. Kino does everything in his willpower to protect the magnificent pearl from harm 's way and to ensure the glamorous future of his family, even though evil and death is concealed around every corner. The Pearl explores the theme of effect of money and greed which is shown through symbolism of the songs and the
“When news of Kino’s great find-the Pearl of the world-spreads through the small town-no one suspects it's power to deceive, to corrupt, to destroy.”(Steinbeck cover) In the novella, The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck, Kino, a poor fisherman, and his native wife, Juana, desperately need money to cure their child, Coyotito. Overachieving their goal, Kino finds the “Pearl of the world”(Steinbeck 21), and becomes overjoyed with the thought of wealth for their family. With their social class being