Deception In "The Pearl"
As the large bird of prey swooped down to grab the lizard, it suddenly disappears from sight, blending in with its environment in perfect deception. The Pearl would appear at first to be the account of a young, happy couple with a healthy newborn. The two, Juana and Kino, are poor, but satisfied with the life they live. Not only that, but those that live in the village care deeply about each other, and the entire community seems to function as a family. But, might we have been deceived by John Steinbeck in his writing of The Pearl? Might Kino have been deceived in trusting and caring for those that he did? It may very well be so, because try as we might to see things for what the truly are, we are very often deceived and left vulnerable by our own good nature.
In the first chapter, the author sets up a false sense of security in which Juana and Kino reside. Their village seems to be composed of natives that are considerate of the whole town in every move that they make, and......
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