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The Pearl2
Title: The Pearl2
Category: Literature / English
Details: Words: 856 | Pages: 3.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Pearl2
In John Steinbeck's The Pearl, a destitute pearl diver finds a giant pearl with which he
hopes to buy peace and happiness for his family. Instead, he learns that the valuable pearl
can not buy happiness but only destroy his simple life. Throughout the fable, there is a
constant theme woven through the characters and setting which encompasses the struggle
among social classes to become successful. Steinbeck, a novelist known for his realistic
depictions of …showed first 75 words of 856 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 856 total…Most importantly, he
shows that the struggle to become successful can destroy one's initial dreams. Kino finally
realizes the worthlessness of the pearl after Coyotito's death and as Steinbeck writes: "And
in the surface of the pearl he saw Coyotito laying in the cave with his head shot away. And
the pearl was ugly; it was gray, like a malignant growth...And Kino drew back his arm and
flung the pearl with all his might."
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