Steinbeck Good Vs Evil

The pearl is a book full of meaning, but is also a very contradicting book. The book contains characters that change overtime. They show changes from good to evil or to normal to good. Steinbeck is trying to show the world is full of different people that can be driven to evil or can drive others to good. In the pearl Steinbeck expressess this by giving his character changing personalities according to the pearls temptation. The pearl projects what Kino fears, wants, and loves. As the characters express their moments of good, gray, and evil the scene of the book adds to their character traits. Steinbeck expresses the difference between good and evil through his characters and plot. He shows the evil in greed and good in kindness. In chapter 4 Kino starts talking to the pearl buyers and grows greedy. The pearl starts to turn him and shows power, evil, and greed, “she too could hear the Song of Evil” (Steinbeck). In this sentence Juana sees the pearls temptation. Steinbeck shows it is changing Kino by adding detail to the scene, “He could feel the dark creeping waiting for him” (Steinbeck). This shows he hasn’t fully taken in the pearls temptation. Juana and Juan Tomás seem to guide Kino to make sure he does not turn fully evil like those in the past who have stolen pearls. Kino may have the

The theory of the world is that for there to be evil, like the pear, there needs to be good, like juana. In every story there’s always two sides. The good side and the side that needs to overcome. In The Pearl Kino Needs to overcome temptation. I think it’s interesting how even though there is a “good” side in this book they are more like side warnings. They don’t really help the main character overcome the evil. If you read the book Juana warns Kino and gets him thinking about the right thing to do, but in the end Kino overcomes evil by experiencing loss and realizes what the pearl is