Beeban Kidron, an English film director, once said, “Whether in cave paintings or the latest uses of the Internet, human beings have always told their histories and truths through parable and fable. We are inveterate storytellers.” This quote includes the novel we have read The Pearl by John Steinbeck which is a parable. After their son was stung by a scorpion, a young couple, whose names are Kino and Juana, go in search f care. When they are rejected due to lack of money, they go in search of a
“Human beings have always told their histories and truths through parable and fable. We are inveterate storytellers,” says filmmaker Beeban Kidron (2012). We, as humans, share our experiences through stories. Young children make up stories to amuse themselves and their parents. Somewhere along the line of traditional schooling, however, storytelling starts to lose its magic for some students. These students, who struggle with the traditional organization and independence of traditional schooling