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HTML:“There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.” Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf beds that once brought great wealth to the Kings of Spain and now provide Kino, Juana, and their infant son with meager subsistence. Then, on a day like any other, Kino emerges from the sea with a pearl as large as a sea gull's egg, as "perfect as the moon." With the pearl comes hope, the promise of comfort and of security.... A story of classic simplicity, based on a Mexican folk tale, The Pearl explores the secrets of man's nature, the darkest depths of evil, and the luminous possibilities of love. No library descriptions found. |
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Steinbeckathon 2012: The Pearl
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I find this hard to review as I don’t know whether this is exactly like the Mexican fable or his own version.
I can see how this is meant to be a warning about being greedy and always wanting more than you have but seriously, if you are impoverished, and the opportunity to lift yourself out of poverty lands in your lap, why wouldn’t you do it? The true meaning is that others will be envious and covet what you have, be careful who you trust, the rich hoard their wealth. There’s also domestic abuse, misogyny and racism in this. It was incredibly depressing.