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The Pearl: 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......

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