Another The Pearl

Term Paper Title	Another The Pearl
# of Words	418
# of Pages (250 words per page double spaced)	1.67

Another The Pearl

The Curse of the
Oyster In The Pearl, by John Steinbech, evil transforms
certain humble citizens into envious savages. Evil was
exhibited by the doctor who refused to treat Coyotito
because his parents had no money. When the doctor heard
of Kino and Juana's fortune in finding "the pearl of the
world" (722), he boasted that they were patients of his while
thinking of a better life for himself in Paris. Coyotito was
healed when the doctor finally came to their straw hut. He
deceived Kino by giving the baby a white powder that made
him go into convulsions. An hour later he came and gave
Coyotito the remedy and immediately wanted to know when
he was getting paid. The evil in the pearl had reached the
heart of the doctor. The pearl's evil did not restrict itself to
infecting Kino's peers; it also affected Kino himself. He
wanted to sell the pearl and use the money to better his
family's standard of living. He had dreams and goals that all
depended on the pearl. When Juana wanted to destroy the
pearl, Kino beat her unmercifully: He struck her in the face
and she fell among the boulders, and he kicked her in the
side...He hissed at her like a snake and she stared at him
with wide unfrightened eyes, like a sheep before a butcher.
(742) Juana saw through ...

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