John Steinbeck The Pearl

The Pearl John Steinbeck Kino, is a poor Indian fisherman who lives on the Gulf of California with his wife Juana and baby son Coyotito. They are very poor but happy family. When he finds the “pearl of the world” he believes that wonderful things will come from selling it. As he tries to sell the pearl he realizes that the local businessmen will cheat him and decides to travel to sell it. When it …

…canoe and give to Juana the one thing she wanted most…… a marriage in the church. Jaun Tomas discovered the trick that the doctor had played on his brother and rallied the villagers to kill him. Coyotito, although he was able to attend the white mans school, chose to stay in the village and keep the family tradition of fishing alive. Never again was a pearl as large as the “Pearl of the World” found.