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The Pearl by John Steinbeck – Analysis

Posted on September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 by JL Admin

 “The Pearl of the World” first appeared in  Women’s Home Companion  in 1945. The 1947 revised version,  The Pearl,  gained immediate critical and popular attention. During the following years, the novella was attacked by some, such as Warren French in his article on Steinbeck, as being too “sentimental.” Many readers, however, continued throughout the twentieth…

The Pearl by John Steinbeck – Setting

Posted on September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 by JL Admin

 Pearl Diving in La Paz La Paz (meaning “peace” in Spanish) is in the Mexican state of Southern Baja California on the Sea of Cortez. For several centuries, the area was famous for its pearl diving and was known as “The City of Pearls.” The oyster beds, however, became diseased and died out in the…

The Pearl by John Steinbeck – Literary Devices

Posted on September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 by JL Admin

 Parable  A parable is a story designed to illustrate a lesson or moral. Steinbeck notes at the beginning of The Pearl  that the story of Kino and the pearl has been told so often, “it has taken root in every man’s mind” and “heart.” He characterizes the story as a parable when he explains that…

The Pearl by John Steinbeck – Themes

Posted on September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 by JL Admin

 Greed  His obsession with the pearl is prompted by his desire for respect and power, but most importantly for the education of his child. He wants to be able to marry Juana, to buy a rifle that can “[break] down the barriers,” to dress his family in nice clothes, and finally to enable his son…

The Pearl by John Steinbeck – Characters

Posted on September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 by JL Admin

 Coyotito  Coyotito, Kino and Juana’s infant son, is the catalyst for his parents’ obsession with the pearl. Both of his parents want the pearl to help pay for his recovery from the scorpion sting and for his education, so that he will not be limited by the same oppression under which his parents have suffered….

The Pearl by John Steinbeck – Summary

Posted on September 7, 2022September 7, 2022 by JL Admin

 Chapter 1  The Pearl  begins as Kino, a Mexican pearl diver in the village of La Paz on the gulf of California, awakes before morning. His wife Juana and child Coyotito lie nearby in their brush house. Kino contentedly listens to the waves on the beach and declares “it was very good.” His ancestors had…

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