The Pearl: The Curse Of The Oyster
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In The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, 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 ....
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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 kn ....
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