Material Society, Material Thoughts
Ever since Midas' lust for gold, it appears to be that man has
acquired a greed and appetite for wealth. Juana, the Priest, and
the doctor have all undergone a change due to money. They are
all affected by their hunger for wealth and inturn are the base for
their own destruction, and the destruction of society. Steinbeck's
"The Pearl" is a study of man's self destruction through greed.
Juana, the faithful wife of Kino, a paltry peasant man, had
lived a spiritual life for what had seemed like as long as she
could remember. When her son Coyito fell ill from the bite of a
scorpion, she eagerly turned towards the spiritual aspects of life.
Beginning to pray for her son's endangered life. The doctor who
had resided in the upper-class section of the town, refused to
assistant the child, turning them away when they arrived at the
door. Lastly they turned to the sea to seek their fortune. When
Juana set sight on the "Pearl of The World." she felt as though......
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