John Steinbeck in his parable-like novel The Pearl embraces the dark power of greed, which ultimately results in destruction. Kino, a simple Mexican pearl diver who provides for his wife Juana and baby boy Coyotito, finds a pearl, which he hopes will provide his family a better life, but instead shatters his life when his only child is killed by the men who are hunting him. Using a biblical style, uncomplicated language, and rich imagery, …
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…poor Mexican diver Kino realized how one mistake could destroy your whole life. The greed in the novel caused much destruction, and it robbed Kino of his humanity and his son. Animal imagery in this book was an essential motif that Steinbeck used to foreshadow Kino's tragedy, to show Kino's character decline, and to symbolize the corruption of civilization. This motif emphasized the human desire for perfection, which deprives people from reaching their full potential.