The Pearl Literary Analysis

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Fate- The Pearl
In The Pearl by John Steinbeck, fate, human agency, and destiny impact the outcome of Kino’s story. Kino, Juana, and Coyotito their baby all live in poverty with very little money, Coyotito is stung by a scorpion, and throughout Kino’s journey to help Coyotito there ar many ups and downs in which impact their lives.
Fate impacts Kino and his family in lots of ways. When Coyotito gets stung Kino and Juana both know that something not to short of a miracle will have to happen in order to save them and their baby.”...the wishes, the needs, the lusts, the hungers, of everyone, and only one person stood in the way and that was Kino...”(3.6) it is Kino’s fate to have the pearl and be wise with it.. They have a big journey to go on and all Kino wants is to get married to Juana in a church, Pay for Coyotito’s education, and get a rifle.”Another thought he might take the money and distribute it among the poor of La Paz”(4.6) this would be a good deed, but it wasn’t his fate. A really big thing happens to the small family …show more content…

“The news came early to the beggars in front of the church, and it made them giggle a little with pleasure, for they knew that there is no almsgiver in the world like a poor man who is suddenly lucky”(3.2), this shows that there were lots of poor but it all was destined for Kino. Kino found the big pearl and thought all of his troubles were over but great power brings great responsibility.”Then to the lovely gray surface of the pearl came the little things Kino wanted”(3.12) Kino got what he wanted but paid a big price.”In the brush houses by the shore Kino's neighbors sat long over their breakfasts, and they spoke of what they would do if they had found the pearl”(4.6) it’s Kino’s destiny to have the pearl. Kino wanted good for his family but he didn’t realize that the great evil power of the pearl was driving him away from that, and therefore he is responsible for what happened to his

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