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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Pearl canonical | 8 |
| Kino throws the pearl back into the sea | 1 |
| La perla | 1 |
| The Pearl (1947 novella) | 1 |
| The pearl | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novella ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | film ⓘ |
| author | John Steinbeck ⓘ |
| basedOn | Mexican folktale ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| filmAdaptationDirector | Emilio Fernández ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationTitle |
The Pearl
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
La perla
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| filmAdaptationYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1947 ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | José Clemente Orozco ⓘ |
| includedIn | American school curricula ⓘ |
| ISBN | 9780140177374 ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ The Pearl self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Kino throws the pearl back into the sea
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| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryGenre |
novella
ⓘ
parable ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Coyotito
ⓘ
Juana ⓘ Kino ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person omniscient ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of greed and social injustice
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simple, parable-like narrative style ⓘ |
| openingEvent | Coyotito is stung by a scorpion ⓘ |
| protagonist | Kino ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
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surface form:
Viking Press
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| setInCountry | Mexico ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| symbol |
the canoe
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the doctor ⓘ the pearl ⓘ the scorpion ⓘ |
| symbolismOfCanoe | tradition and livelihood ⓘ |
| symbolismOfDoctor | colonial exploitation ⓘ |
| symbolismOfPearl | wealth and its corrupting power ⓘ |
| symbolismOfScorpion | evil and danger ⓘ |
| theme |
colonial oppression
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corrupting influence of wealth ⓘ family ⓘ fate ⓘ good and evil ⓘ greed ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kino throws the pearl back into the sea
this entity surface form:
La perla
subject surface form:
John Steinbeck
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The pearl
this entity surface form:
The Pearl (1947 novella)