![]() ![]() Some of the neighbours pretend they are happy to hear the news about the family finding a treasure, but the truth is that everyone in the village is incredibly envious. He, understanding that he can make profit out of desperately parents, hurries to their hut and immediately offers treatment, even for free, asking Kino to pay after he sells the pearl. The rumors about the enormous pearl soon reach the town where the doctor lives. From now on the second main motif comes into play and we see how tightly are connected in “The Pearl” the theme of family values that deteriorate and the line of the cursed treasure that brings bad luck to anyone who touches it. Not only it allows them to pay for treatment, but even to move to the bigger house and start the new life. Suddenly, he finds an enormous pearl, the biggest one he saw in his whole life. Kino starts to dive, again and again, hoping to find enough pearls to pay to the doctor. Juana tries to ease the pain by treating her child’s wound with seaweed. In despair, Kino and Juana return to the shore. He could help just out of compassion, he could work out a plan of payment or at least give the parents some advice about what to do with the scorpio sting – but he does nothing. ![]() We see the doctor as one of the stereotypical characters in “The Pearl”, he can fit into any fairy tale – an evil and greedy man, who values money above anything else. But the doctor is greedy and cruel – he refuses to help, because the couple is too poor to pay for his services. Kino and Juana immediately take the kid and rush to the local doctor, pleading for help. He tries to take it away from his son and it is one of the most disturbing moments in the whole story – the little Coyotito shudders and the scorpio falls into the cradle, stinging the baby to the shoulder. Suddenly Kino sees a scorpio, climbing to the crib. We know that Kino has to work very hard to feed his family, but still he finds time for this moment of tenderness and it is a powerful initial characterization of him. The first time we see Kino is when he is looking at his son, peacefully sleeping in his cradle. But despite their poverty they seem happy and content with their life. Kino, the pearl diver and Juana, his wife, are struggling to feed themselves and their infant son Coyotito. A poor family of a pearl diver lives on the seashore. ![]() The story starts in a way lots of myths do. Let’s see how these plotlines progress throughout the story and figure out what is the theme of “The Pearl”. The very characters in “The Pearl”, though very stereotypical, shows us the vivid metaphor of humane values that are challenged by the enormous wealth and power this wealth gains. The cursed treasure themes in “The Pearl” send us right to the apocryphal stories of the ancient cultures.Īnother powerful plot line in “The Pearl” is the theme of family. This novel is a classic social drama that has almost mythological symbolism in it. The characterization of Kino and Juana and the descriptions of styles used in “The Pearl”ĭespite the different styles used in “The Pearl”, we can easily distinguish the main way to portray the most important themes. The Social Drama and The Characters in “The Pearl” By John Steinbeck
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