Similarities Between Of Mice And Men

Survival in The Pearl is basically shown throughout the entire novel. As the effects of the pearl start showing on the family, they literally have to flee from their homeland. This whole process involved hiding, torture, and struggle to keep the family safe. In the book, Kino’s son is shot and killed during the process of escaping from trackers. In the scene, “ The watcher… raised the gun. Kino was in mid-leap when the gun crashed and the barrel-flash… The keening, moaning, rising hysterical cry from the little cave in the side of the stone mountain, the cry of death” (The Pearl 86-87). From this it is known that his son, Coyotito is shot by the watcher and Kino can do nothing to stop it because he needed to protect the pearl. Survival is one of the most important concepts in the book because a huge part of the novel is escaping the villagers, merchants, and traders who are hungry for the wealth.
One main idea that stood out
The main ideas are portrayed very differently using various scenarios where some were shown indirectly while others were given through the text. With George and Lennie, trying to constantly find a way to accomplish their goal of living their dream life, while also struggling at their new job, and Kino and Juana, trying to escape and live their life in peace again, the ideas of the books are very similar. The main idea is that all dreams do not always come true and greed will be very misleading in these cases. Once headed in the wrong path, there will be many encounters were the situation will trigger the breakage of a relationship. The main characters have to push through a lot of obstacles in order for them to realize that greed is a significantly factor for their downfall. Nevertheless, John Steinbeck’s writings show very similar themes and main ideas, but are portrayed through different