How would you like it if you lived on the beach your entire life in little straw hut with your husband, wife and your baby? That’s Kino’s life in John Steinbeck’s, The Pearl. He and his family live in poverty and have no money until Kino discovers a pearl in the ocean so valuable that it would make his family rich beyond belief. The Pearl teaches the greatest lesson to be careful what you discover.
If you found the most valuable item in the world, what would you do with it? That is the lesson that Kino learned. When you find something that is so rare and expensive, you would just want to keep it all to yourself. People in the real world have learned this lesson. Taking something that is so precious means that you could be the richest person in the world. Sometimes, finding something so high-priced can lead you from living in poverty, to being worth a million. On the other hand, if other people find out about your amazing discovery, people will fool you and try and take away that treasured item just like the villagers did within the story. After Kino found the pearl and moved, he had a lot of money to pay for a doctor to come and cure his son and have the rest of his money to himself. People in the real world like to scratch off lottery tickets to get money, but they use it for dumb things. Kino is a very wise person for not throwing away the money. For example, some people would use the money to go to college or start a business unlike some people who just throw the money away and spend it on really idiotic things. Once, a man won the lottery and wasted it on 12 cars. Whenever a person wins or gets big money, they either spend and waste it or save it. When Kino found the pearl, he didn't waste it like most people. He used it on his family and not on him. Just like in the real world, if you win the lottery, and a family member is in need, you could pay for it with all of the money that you have. Unfortunately, a lot of people can be very selfish with the big money that the person earned. In the Pearl, the doctor that helped Kino’s son was selfish and said that he would not help his son unless Kino paid him. That's being really selfish but, Kino refused. A lot of people can be very rude and try and take the precious item from you. Kino wanted to get married in a Catholic church but the church people said no because Kino's family had no money UNTIL he had found the pearl. Never find something and then waste it on stupid things.
Furthermore, in John Steinbeck’s the Pearl, he uses such detail to describe every important part in the story. This book has a lot of sadness, adventure and excitement. Sadness because when Kino and his family were going to the big city, he shot his son accidentally while hunting down the people that were coming after Kino and his family for the pearl. Adventure because their travel walking up and down the mountains to get to the big city is a really long walk.he was diving down without taking a breath and finding precious pearls to get money. Excitement because he was diving down, taking one breath finding precious pearls for money. John Steinbeck pictures the story in your head while you are reading because of the vivid language and expression in his writing.
Even though you find something that could be priceless, doesn't mean that you are the richest person in the world. Sometimes, it might not be worth anything, it just looks expensive. John Steinbeck's The Pearl contains the greatest lesson that teaches people of all ages to be careful to what you uncover.
