The Pearl
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The Pearl is a novella by John Steinbeck that explores themes of greed, social inequality, and the corrupting influence of wealth through the story of a poor pearl diver who discovers an extraordinary pearl.
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| instanceOf |
novella
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| adaptedInto |
film
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| author |
John Steinbeck
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| basedOn |
Mexican folktale
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| filmAdaptationDirector |
Emilio Fernández
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| filmAdaptationTitle |
La perla
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| filmAdaptationYear |
1947
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| firstPublicationYear |
1947
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| hasIllustrationsBy |
José Clemente Orozco
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| includedIn |
American school curricula
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| ISBN |
9780140177374
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| keyPlotElement |
Kino and his family are persecuted because of the pearl
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Kino attempts to sell the pearl in town → Kino discovers an enormous pearl → Kino throws the pearl back into the sea → |
| language |
English
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| literaryGenre |
novella
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parable → |
| literaryMovement |
American literature
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| mainCharacter |
Coyotito
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Juana → Kino → |
| narrativePerspective |
third-person omniscient
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| notableFor |
exploration of greed and social injustice
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simple, parable-like narrative style → |
| openingEvent |
Coyotito is stung by a scorpion
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| protagonist |
Kino
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| publisher |
Viking Press
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| setInCountry |
Mexico
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| settingPeriod |
early 20th century
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| symbol |
the canoe
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the doctor → the pearl → the scorpion → |
| symbolismOfCanoe |
tradition and livelihood
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| symbolismOfDoctor |
colonial exploitation
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| symbolismOfPearl |
wealth and its corrupting power
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| symbolismOfScorpion |
evil and danger
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| theme |
colonial oppression
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corrupting influence of wealth → family → fate → good and evil → greed → social inequality → |
Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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The Pearl
("La perla")
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filmAdaptationTitle |
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The Pearl
("Kino throws the pearl back into the sea")
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John Steinbeck
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notableWork |