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** spoiler alert ** In this novella by John Steinbeck, he retells a classic Mexican folk tale of a beautiful Pearl. Kino is a poor sea diver who after finding a beautiful Pearl is shown how greed can be a destructive force. The Pearl which is described to be, “as large as a seagull’s egg�� turns Kino from a hardworking, happy man, to a murderer. The Pearl itself is ironic; because according to Kino the Pearl is suppose to make the life of his family better; however it ends up destroying their lives.
Throughout the novella there are instances of repetition especially while referring to nature. Kino is a man who is in tune with nature that is the way his people have always been. The imagery seen throughout the novel is very vivid and life like. Kino sees the world not as a place, but a living organism. Kino can tell when there is something wrong just by listening to the everyday sounds of his life in nature.
One common theme in not just this novel but any Steinbeck work is the greed of humans. In the Pearl the moral, “greed is the root of all evil�� could not be any truer for Kino and all of the residents of La Paz. The Pearl tore them apart planting the seed of doubt in Kino’s mind as in who to trust and who wanted to steal his Pearl.
This novella is full of symbolism to start with the Pearl is a parable; its interpretation is left to us, the readers. The Pearl seems to be a reflection of Kino’s soul or perhaps Kino’s soul is a reflection of the Pearl. In the beginning the Pearl is beautiful and reflects all of his dreams and hopes, however in the end Kino describes the Pearl completely different, �� it was ugly; it was gray, like a malignant growth�� the Pearl reflected how his soul now was after his journey to sell the Pearl had failed.