Pearl Responce Essay

        Kino skillfully jabbed the oyster in the crack of its mouth and knew with the blade of his knife the oysters muscle hardened. Once Kino forced the shell to fall apart he dug through the oyster's flesh and there laid the pearl of the world. Although it seemed like the best day ever, things kept getting worse as the days passed. This story is The Pearl, is written by John Steinbeck who is a creative author. Steinbeck envisioned the characters of Kino and Juana who have both similarities and differences throughout the book.

        An obvious similarity is that they both have a love for each other. If Kino didn't love Juana then he wouldn't suggest using the pearl to get married in a church and if Juana didn't love Kino then she would've left him when he hurt her. Another similarity is that they both thought that the Doctor had a nasty heart when he didn't treat Coyotito for the scorpion bite. They also would do anything for their son Coyotito. Coyotito seemed like their world.

        Even though Coyotito was Kino's world, the pearl was his soul. That is one difference between Juana and Kino; Juana didn't lose her sanity for the safety of the pearl. Actually Juana wanted to throw the vile pearl back in the sea, which is another distinctness between the both of them. Kino wanted to keep the pearl to be rich and to be a man. Also Juana had no say in what they should do with the pearl; Kino was calling all the shots.

        That's how I feel sometimes when I want to go somewhere to eat. My sisters usually shut my ideas down. That's one similarity between me and Juana. A similarity between ma and Kino is he wants a rifle and I want a Nerf gun. I would just hide where my family won't see me and pop out of nowhere, but that's also a difference between us. Kino would use his rifle for protection and I'll use it to show my families and friends terror.

        Terror is what Kino and Juana had throughout the time they kept the pearl. They worried about what their future is going to be without it and it changed their lives forever. This book was full of likeness and unlikeness between the main characters and seemed like they got more different as the book went on.