Critics on some of the characters in John Steinbeck's "The Pearl"

its an okay wrighting for John steinbeck's the pearl Excelant Idea ... Very Creative Essay: The Pearl:         I chose to write my essay on the profound amount of selfishness and greed displayed by some of the characters in The Pearl.         The person who I feel is the most selfish is the doctor. After the baby, Coyotito, is stung by the scorpion and Kino takes him to the doctor, the doctor refuses to treat Coyotito because they …

…has caused the death of one person, turned everyone in town against Kino, and caused his family a lot of pain. All because of others jealousy toward Kino's new found wealth.         In the end, Kino and Juana finally decide to get rid of the pearl. They took it to the edge of the sea and Kino threw the pearl with all his strength. This finally put and end to all of their pain and suffering.