The Pearl

by John Steinbeck
List(s):"Carp 500"
Category: "Fiction - General"
Pages:118
Year of Publication:1945
Date Read:04/23/1995
Notes:A parable about a Mexican Indian pearl diver named Kino who finds a valuable pearl and sees it as his opportunity for a better life. When the townsfolk learn of Kino’s find, he is immediately set upon by the greedy priest, doctor and businessmen.

COMMENTS — For a different side of Steinbeck, try Travels with Charley, an account of a trip he took around the U.S. with his poodle.
My Rating: 4

Reviews for The Pearl

Review - Pearl, The

Now, if I were Kino, I wouldn't have told anyone about the pearl. I would have taken Juana and Coyotito and sneaked away at night to the capital to sell the pearl before anyone knew it existed. It's just another book about how greedy and evil man is and how out-of-control he gets when money is involved.

Reviewed by Roger on 2003-07-21 19:12:03

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