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Essay Galaxy - The Pearl: Depictions of Life
The Pearl: Depictions of Life
In John Steinbeck's The Pearl, a destitute pearl diver finds a giant
pearl with which he hopes to buy peace and happiness for his family. Instead,
he learns that the valuable pearl can not buy happiness but only destroy his
simple life. Throughout the fable, there is a constant theme woven through the
characters and setting which encompasses the struggle among social classes to
become successful. Steinbeck, a novelist known for his realistic depictions of
life, portrays this motif through Kino, the doctor, Coyotito, and the town of La
Paz.
John Earnst Steinbeck, author of The Pearl and many other stories, was
born on February 27, 1902, in Salinas, California. Both his father, who ran a
flour mill, and his mother, a teacher, encouraged him to write once they saw his
early interest in literature. Steinbeck began his car....
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