A poor pearl diver finds a valuable treasure, facing greed and violence in this haunting Mexican folktale retold by Steinbeck.
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A poor pearl diver finds a valuable treasure, facing greed and violence in this haunting Mexican folktale retold by Steinbeck.
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“There it lay, the great pearl, perfect as the moon.” One of Steinbeck’s most taught works, The Pearl is the story of the Mexican diver Kino, whose discovery of a magnificent pearl from the Gulf beds means the promise of a better life for his impoverished family. His dream blinds him to the greed and suspicions the pearl arouses in him and his neighbors, and even his loving wife Juana cannot temper his obsession or stem the events leading to tragedy. This classic novella from Nobel Prize-winner ...
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Graphic violence including stabbings, shootings, and death; central to plot.
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Minor religious themes with references to clergy and faith.
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Strong themes of classism, colonialism, and oppression of native peoples.
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Domestic tension and systemic suffering due to poverty and oppression.
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