The pearl also overcomes the priest of the church. He pretends to cure Jocosity’s scorpion bite and tries to convince Kink that maybe he should give the pearl to him for safe keeping. He does not care about the welfare of anyone but himself.
The doctor is portrayed as unsympathetic and heartless. They were very wicked in the attempt to get what they wanted. The pearl brought evil over all the characters of the story. But instead of precious possessions and wonderful opportunity coming from it, it had pernicious reactions. Kink imagined Coyote going to school to “read and open the books” 26). Kink wanted Juan and him to “be married – in a church” (24). At first Kink and Juan accepted what the pearl buyers said and they sadly realized the flimsiness of their dreams. When he got to the main part of town and met up with each pearl buyer he was shocked to hear that the pearl buyers were not as greatly awed by the pearl the same way everyone else was. Kink went on a brief voyage to sell the pearl to the local pearl buyers to achieve his dreams of a better life for him and his family. The great pearl, perfect as the moon” (19). Even though Kink was an expert at his trade, pulling an ordinary clam into his canoe and prying it open to find the furthermost perfect pearl in the world was an incredibly ironic factor especially due to the misgivings of Mother Nature.
Things were very uncertain on this dark and foggy day and their eyes were sure to be playing countless tricks on them. With hope Of being able to pay for medication, Kink and Juan coasted out to sea to rummage around for their prize. Kink and Juan woke on a gloomy morning after a tragic accident where their baby, Coyote, was slashed by a deadly scorpion and left to die. Steinbeck reveals an array of irony like no other: Starting with Kink finding the pearl of the world, the pearl buyers not to buy the magnificent pearl, and ending with the evil that the pearl brought upon the characters. Although the story is fictional, it is based on the unpleasant truths of life as we know it. Headed by a man named Kink and his supporting wife Juan, they both are determined to live a wealthy life no matter what the cost. O'Brien, The Wave - Morton Rhue, The Red Pony - John Steinbeck, The Pearl - John Steinbeck, Stone Cold - Robert Swindells.John Steinbeck The Pearl is a tale of a poor Indian family who stumbles upon the greatest pearl in the world. Hinton, I Capture the Castle - Dodie Smith, Postcards from No Man's Land - Aidan Chambers, After the First Death - Robert Cormier, Dear Nobody - Berlie Doherty, The Endless Steppe - Esther Hautzig, Buddy - Nigel Hinton, Across the Barricades - Joan Lingard, The Twelfth Day of July - Joan Lingard, No Turning Back - Beverley Naidoo, Z for Zachariah - Richard C. The collection includes: The Outsiders - S.E. From political awakening, war and unrequited love to addiction, teenage pregnancy and nuclear holocaust, The Originals confront big issues and articulate difficult truths. The Originals are the pioneers of fiction for young adults. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in his neighbours - and himself. But when he finds 'The Pearl of the World' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. Kino is a desperately poor Mexican pearl diver. It is one of The Originals from Penguin - iconic, outspoken, first. The Pearl is a haunting and timeless tale of the dangers of unexpected wealth by Nobel prizewinner John Steinbeck, author of The Grapes of Wrath.