Symbolism In "The Pearl" By John Steinbeck
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Novels were created to show a very simplistic view in great depth.
The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, takes a novel to its most unadulterated form.
Steinbeck does this by conveying life symbolically. Through symbols,
Steinbeck offers the reader a more clear look at life and its content.
Kino plays a ....
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.... and innocent" (McCarthy 108),
but Kino changes in his desperate attempt to bring about wealthy reforms.
Even his conscience, which is symbolized by the music in Kino's head, tries
to warn him about his greed. This ‘music' symbolizes ones own conscience
in the real world. By the end of this relentless parable, the reader sees
the irony in the fact that even a good person can be led astray by his
feeling of inner responsibility to provide for his family (Warren 128).
Kino's actions, which ....
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