The Pearl is a novella by John Steinbeck about a poor family in Mexico. Kino finds a large pearl that he hopes will improve his family's life, but its discovery brings them misfortune, as others seek to steal the pearl. Despite trying to get help from the doctor for their son's scorpion sting, he refuses due to their poverty. After finding the pearl, evil forces pursue the family and their son is ultimately killed, demonstrating how greed can destroy lives.
2. Authors Information
Born February 27, 1902 in Salinas,
California
John Steinbeck died December 20,1968,
New York City,
John Steinbeck received a Nobel Prize in
Literature and Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
3. Plot Summary
Kino, Juana, and their son, Coyotito, live
in a brush house near the sea.
One morning, Coyotito get stung by a
scorpion
They try to help him by bringing him to
the hospital, but the doctor says, he wont
treat Coyotito because they are poor.
4. Plot Summary
Juana prays for a large pearl. Which she
sees when Kino surfaces.
The pearl brings evil to Kino and his
family.
Kino and his family ends up leaving town.
And Coyotito ends up getting shot and
killed.
