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Compare And Contrast On The Pe - School Essays

Compare And Contrast On The Pe

According to The Pearl, the Indians and the Caucasians had the same plans of their own if they owned the pearl. The pearl meant wealth for the Indians. To the whites the pearl meant more power and wealth. Unlike the Caucasian, the Indians had many reasons for desiring the great pearl.
In The Pearl it talks about Kino's dreams and plans. For example, he finds the pearl and the first thing that come to mind are the things he can give his family, seeing Jauna in a shawl and a nice dress with shoes. Kino could finally have a nice hat made not of straw but as of velvet. The whites on the other hand would most likely new businesses think of only making more money.
When Kino's baby was stung by ...

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his assistants.
When the priest heard the news of the new found fortune of Kino he wondered what the pearl would be worth to him and his church, he tried to remember whether or not he had baptized Kino's baby or even married them. The priest didn't do neither of these things because kino didn't' have any money and the priest would only do it for money.
Juana at first found the pearl to be a blessing. Later in the story she finds it to be evil. The pearl caused her husband to go insane with greed and power. He strikes his wife when she tries to get rid of the pearl. He goes so far as to killing someone.
To sum it up peoples greed leads to their destruction, both mentally and physically. What this book proves is that we shouldn't take advantage of the things and the people that we already ...

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