The Pearl: Evil
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In The Pearl, by John Steinbech, evil transforms certain humble citizens
into envious savages. Evil was exhibited by the doctor who refused to treat
Coyotito because his parents had no money. When the doctor heard of Kino and
Juana's fortune in finding "the pearl of the world" (722), he boasted t ....
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.... the pearl,
Kino beat her unmercifully:
He struck her in the face and she fell among the boulders, and he
kicked her in the side...He hissed at her like a snake and she
stared at him with wide unfrightened eyes, like a sheep before a
butcher. (742)
Juana saw through the outer beauty of the pearl and knew it would destroy them,
but Kino's vision was blurred by the possible prosperity the pearl brought. The
malignant evil then spread to a secret cult known on ....
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