Examples Of Oppression In The Pearl By John Steinbeck

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The Pearl, is a novella written by John Steinbeck. The setting of the book was a village located in the La Paz, Mexico. It is located near the Gulf of Mexico, a place where there were many fisherman. La Paz is a peaceful village with many different types people there. The main character Kino, is known as one of the villagers who is poor. Kino deeply cares for his family and wants to live a peaceful life with his wife Juana and his son Coyotito. However he is often misjudged by others and is continuously oppressed even after he finds “the pearl of the world” which could give him a huge fortune. However, many people tried to target Kino for his pearl and he lost many things that are important to him. While his personality was changing, Kino becomes more violent. Kino only became violent when his people attacked him and tried to steal his pearl. …show more content…

This can affect many individuals because it will lower their self esteem. When people oppress others the person being oppressed will begin to feel sad, go through depression, and may even go to the extremes of suicide. Throughout, The Pearl, a lesson that can be learned is to treat others equally and with respect. During Kino’s experiences, many other people can also learn to treat everyone fairly. The Pearl, shows when these lessons should’ve been used by showing Kino getting cheated by the pearl buyer who tried to trick him into selling the pearl for awfully low prices. This lesson also could’ve been used when the doctor didn’t want to treat Coyotito’s scorpion poisoning because Kino’s family didn’t have the money needed at the time and was racist towards Kino’s tribe. Also Kino should’ve acted more calm during attacking situations instead of hurting and mistreating others. This lesson is important because it’s trying to show that people should be treating each other equally regardless of how they look or what they

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