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The Pearl Essay - Online Term Paper

The Pearl Essay

Can materialism corrupt and destroy? In the novel The Pearl,
Stienbeck shows how materialism can corrupt and destroy. For example, Kino
hitting his wife Jauna, the doctor poisons the baby and the jewelers trying
to cheat Kino out of money. Materialism corrupts and destroys.
In the beginning of the story Kino and Jauna had a normal
relationship. When they found the pearl, things started happening. A lot of
bad things started to happen, for example, someone came into their hut and
tried to take the pearl. Jauna got sick of everything and wanted to throw
the pearl back in the sea. Kino heard her get up and he chased her and
beat her.

When the scorpion stung the baby, Jauna tried to make the ...

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later. The doctor
said he cured the baby but really he poisoned the baby then he cured him
so he could get money.

Kino took the pearl to town to cash it in. He went to a lot of
jewelers to see who would offer him the most amount of money. "Well let me
see your pearl, we will give you the best price."(48) All the jewelers in
town got together and talked about Kino and they decided to give Kino the
same price. They all said - "This pearl is fools gold. It's too large. Who
would buy it? It's only a curiosity."(49)

In closing, materialism can corrupt and destroy. In the story it
destroyed Kino and Jauna's relationship. In real life if someone won a
large sum of money, the money could destroy him or her. For example, the
husband and wife start fighting over the money. As a result they get a
divorce. That is how materialism can corrupt and ...

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Added: 12/23/2008 07:11:20 PM
Category: English
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