Steinbeck's Parable of "The Pearl"

In literary terms theme is defined as the central idea, concern, or purpose about life that the author wishes to convey. The concept of theme is inherent to society and literature because every author has a message to deliver and literature revolves around the message that society wants to presents. John Steinbeck wrote a parable, a story that conveys lesson about life, entitled The Pearl. In this parable, Steinbeck focuses on a poor Indian family who lives along the shoreline of the Gulf of Mexico during the early 19th century. This family consists of Kino, a poor fisherman; his infant son Coyotito; and his devoted wife, Juana. According to the storyline of this book, Kino’s infant son Coyotito gets stung by a scorpion and Juana, Kino’s wife, wants to take the baby to the rich Spanish doctor who lives in La Paz. The doctor refuses to help the baby because Kino has nothing of value. One day Kino finds his “Pearl of the World” quite by luck and his whole structure of life is changed forever. In John Steinbeck’s parable The Pearl, the author uses one of the most essential univer...