The Pearl: Music
Music is known to be a quality in which one possesses toproduce harmony,
or to make others pleasant through messages.Authors use descriptive writing
to set the atmosphere in manystories. In the short story, "The Pearl", John
Steinbeck usesdifferent types of music to introduce, and set the atmosphere
ofthe story. In this, music is used to introduce evil, to showfamily
lifestyle, and to show significance of the pearl. John Steinbeck shows
evil's intrusion into Kino's family bymeans of music. Evil is introduced
into many scenes, by itsshadows and music. Kino, being the main character,
is usuallyfirst to hear it. "Kino stepped to the doorway and looked
out...The thin dog cameto him, and ...
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first found the pearl. In time, a
little after Kino hears this evil music, the doctorarrives having already
heard about the baby's miraculousrecovery. The doctor informs Kino of
Coyotito's situation, andhow the illness will return. He then treats it
with a smallremedy. Kino knows Coyotito is not sick, but accepts the
doctorshelp to ensure his sons health. Already knowing the
doctor'sexpectations in payment, Kino refuses to give up his pearl. Once
the doctor leaves the house, Kino no longer hears theevil music that once
played with his ears. Following thesymptoms that the doctor assumed,
Coyotito becomes ill and lateron returns to his original state. From this
scene, one can deduce that Kino's sense of evilcomes from music, and also
that this is the form of writing thatJohn Steinbeck uses to introduce an
evil pretense. In this scene,evil music is used as a form of descriptive
writing, as it setsthe atmosphere for the event about to take place. It
also addssuspense, as one may not ...
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similarto how we believe in God, and pray to Him. Kino's
family singsand believes in their unity, and that if their family was to
fallapart, they would lose their point in life. The family uses theirsong
as a form of motivation, something to strive for. Kinos mainpoint in life
is to ensure a strong future for the family. The song coming from the pearl
is similar to that of evil. Theonly difference is that it gives an illusion
of good, rather thanthat of evil.
"All of these things Kino saw in the lucent pearl and he said,`We will
have new clothes'. And the music of the pearl rose likea chorus of trumpets
in his ears. Then to the lovely gray surfaceof the pearl came the little
things ...
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