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    novel The Pearl‚ the author‚ John Steinbeck‚ uses the pearl to symbolize many different things‚ such as hope‚ new opportunities‚ and destruction. Kino’s life was not perfect before the pearl‚ but I’m almost positive he would take that life over what he ended up with after the pearl had done it’s destruction. The pearl takes Kino and his family through these different phases and changes Kino as a man. To begin‚ the pearl represents hope and new opportunities. When Kino discovers the pearl‚ excitement

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    In the short novel The Pearl by John Steinbeck‚ some people are willing to do some very bad things all because of greed. People are willing to burn down homes and even kill‚ all because of a poor man’s pearl. In the beginning of our story our main characters (Kino‚ Juana‚ and their son Coyotito) are Native Mexicans who are very poor and living in a hut village on the Gulf of California‚ near La Paz (otherwise know as the town of stone and plaster). They wake up one morning to find a scorpion on the

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    the The Pearl by John Steinbeck is a take action before thinking kind of person‚ which is also known as impulsive. To begin‚ “Then Kino’s fist closed over the pearl and his emotion broke over him. He put his head back and howled. His eyes rolled up and he screamed and his body was rigid” (Steinbeck 20). Kino did not even think if he wanted the village to now he had the pearl. After he screamed there was no turning back from the villagers coming to his canoe and finding out he had the pearl. If Kino

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    Throughout the story "The Pearl"‚ Steinbeck makes each event lead to another. Each event has its own cause and effect towards the protagonists of the story‚ Kino and Juana which is very significant to the plot of the story. All the major the events of the story create obstacles Kino and Juana must pass. These events create the main plot of the story and how it affects the protagonists. The beginning of the story starts off by John Stein introducing the main characters of the story Kino‚ Juana and

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    The Pearl By John Steinbeck You hit the jackpot. Enough to provide for you and your family beyond your wildest dreams. Imagine the riches it would bring‚ but also the darkness of human nature. Kino lives contently in a small village with his wife Juana and son Coyotito. It’s a simple but happy life. That is until he finds “the pearl of the world”. Although it seems that all of their problems will be gone‚ in reality it gives way to evil and desire. John Steinbeck creates a remarkable novella

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    Name & Date: The Pearl by John Steinbeck TEST A (Good Luck! Not that you’ll need it!) Part A: Who said it? Tell who said these quotes. (2.5 POINTS EACH) 1. " ’Our son must go to school. He must break out of the pot that holds us in.’ " ___________________ 2. “ ‘This thing is evil. This pearl is a sin. It will destroy us.’ ” ________________ 3. “ ‘You have heard of fool’s gold. It is too large. It is a curiosity only.’ ” _____________ Part B: Literary

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    The Pearl‚ by John Steinbeck‚ is abounding with literary devices that assist in conveying the theme of the evils of greed. In the novella‚ Steinbeck tells about Kino‚ a Mexican man‚ who finds a great pearl which he believes will change his life entirely. However‚ when the pearl dealers attempt to deceive him into selling his pearl for a low price‚ Kino ventures to the capital‚ but after facing many trials‚ he must return to his home after his infant son is killed. After this ultimate hardship‚ Kino

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    The Life of John Steinbeck John Steinbeck was born in Salinas‚ California on February 27‚ 1902. He was the third child and the only son of a working middle class family. He grew up working as a ranch hand. His father‚ John Ernst Steinbeck‚ was the treasurer of Monterey County‚ and also the owner of a feed and grain store. He was a Mason and was deeply involved in community events. His mother‚ Olive Hamilton Steinbeck‚ was a former schoolteacher. She was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star

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    The American Writer: John Steinbeck           John Ernst Steinbeck Jr.‚ was a well-known American writer (“John Steinbeck (1902-1968)”). His most famous books were Of Mice and Men‚ The Grapes of Wrath‚ and East of Eden (John Steinbeck). “As the author of twenty-seven books‚ including sixteen novels‚ six non fiction books‚ and five collections of short stories‚ Steinbeck received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962” (“John Steinbeck (1902-1968)”).           John Steinbeck was born on February

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    myths. “The author sold many books and was well known for his mythopoeic writing.” 2. In this quote‚ the author who quoted someone else is accusing Steinbeck of being unpatriotic. “-who threatened the national interest through the socialist themes of his novels‚” shows how the person that said that is trying to make it seem like John Steinbeck is brainwashing his readers to lose the patriotism and coincide with socialist beliefs through his books. The person who said this seems like they are so

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