Self Destruction Through Greed

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…social status that he puts aside the real reason he became a Priest. In "The Pearl", Steinbeck expresses the fact that man's want for wealth and social status leads to the self-destruction of man, both mentally, and physically. The Priest of La Paz, The doctor, Kino, and Juana were all affected by the affects of greed. Whether they were striving for wealth or are in the path of those that are, they are all affected.