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"His eyes were warm and fierce and bright and his mustache was thin and coarse."
SteinbeckPg.42(on Iphone ebook)

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"A copper haze hund over the water and teh hot morning sun beat on it and made it vibrate blindingly."
Steinbeck Pg. 56 (on Iphone ebook)

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"It is the bulwark against starvation."
Steinbeck Pg. 57 (on Iphone ebook)

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Greed and excess money can lead to destruction

Kino at first had pure thoughts, he wanted to let his son go to school so that way he can read and know what is written in the books. Although he had pure thoughts everyone else did not, they thought of all the ways the pearl could benifit them and and how Kino was in the way of all the dreams the pearl could grant. Perhaps Kino had never thought that the people would do anthing to get it but he soon finds out. Kino didn’t want to give up the pearl, the pearl that carried all his dreams and plans, because of this the pearl got to Kino, he let greed and money take over him, the people fell victim to it as well, that is why in the end nothing good came of the pearl.

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Juana is loyal to her husband, kino, even though at times she may disagree, she was respectful, cheerful and patient. She is very caring with coyotito,her son, and her Kino. The Pearl and as well as the greed that comes with the pearl is her enemy.

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"A town is a thing like a colonial animal."
Steinbeck Pg.67 ( on Iphone ebook)

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Scorpion

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Juana with her son, Coyotito

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The scorpion in the story is supposed to symbolize corruption. It shows us how the people are corrupted by greed and how it destroys their innocence.

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Choices determine your fate, not luck.
Despite how it may have seemed, it was not luck that led them to the pearl and  led them to their corupption, it was choice. When they found the pearl it was Kino's choice to pick that pearl and that led him to make all the other choices, none of it was by luck.After getting the pearl Kino made the choice to dedicate the money to Coyotito but it was also his choice to go against all of what believed, it was his choices that led him to choose the pearl over family.

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"She, who was obediant and respectful and cheerful and patient"
Steinbeck Pg.48 (on Iphone ebook)

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"Kino held the great pearl in his hand, and it was alive in his hand."
Steinbeck pg. 70 (on Iphone ebook)

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The Pearl of the World

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"Here is your pearl. Can you understand? You have killed a man. we must go away."
Steinbeck pg. 118 (on iphone ebook)

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The pearl on the other hand represents the greed of the people. The people are so captivated by the pearl and the money it could bring them. When the people see the pearl they think of ll the things they could get if they only had the pearl, that is them being greeding, and now that is all they see, money.

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Racial and cultural oppression engenders violence
The people on the other side, with the better house and not brushed houses, treated Kino and the rest of his family and neighbors differently. Because of this it led to the pearl which led to greed and corruption. The doctor didn't treat Coyotito because Kino and the rest were like animals to him. That led to Kino hitting the gate because he was so mad that a doctor wouldn't treat his hurt baby. All of violence happened because the doctor wouldn't help people of dofferent races.

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He is a baby that is oblivious to everything around him. His mother, Juana, and his father, Kino, care for im deeply. The scorpian, and the doctor both have made him in a bad condotion makeing them his enemy. His Mother and his uncle are on his side.

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Canoe

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The scorpion that threatened Coyotito's life

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Kino's canoe is something that his family has passed down from generation to generation, it was his hope and his way of getting food. Kino was going to go away in the canoe when he was corrupted with greed but there was hole on in the canoe so we he was unable to leave. This is represents his hope and his family ending as well.

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"-Juana slumped to her knees and first washed Coyotito's face and then filled er bottle and gave him a drink. And the baby was weary and petulant, ad he cried softly intil Juana gave him her breast, and then he gurgled and clucked against  her."
Steinbeck Pg.141 (on iphone ebook)

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"The thorned tail jerked upright. And at that moment the laughing Coyotito shook the rope and the scorpion fell."
Steinbeck pg.41 (on iphone ebook)