Nora's review
The Pearl (Centennial Edition)
by John Steinbeck
Nora's review
The Pearl (Centennial Edition) by John Steinbeck
Nora's review
rating:
recommended for: anyone
This classic by John Steinbeck, takes place in The South American islands. Kino and his wife, Juana, live together in a small house with their baby Coyotito. When the baby gets stung by a scorpion and Kino can't pay medical bills, suspicion and hatred towards the whites in the town grows inside of him.
A little while affter the sting, Kino is fishing on his boat. There he sees a gigantic clam. When he opens it he finds "the pearl of the world"!
He and Juana rejoyice and their friedns come to admire the pearl when the doctor comes. He treats the chiild and tells Kino to pay him back later.
Juana grows suspicious when Kino's life is threatend by a robber in the middle of the night. She advises Kino to throw it away, but he mearly scoffs at her.
Things aren't always what they seem, and the pearl is sudenly dangerous. What will Kino and Juana do?
A little while affter the sting, Kino is fishing on his boat. There he sees a gigantic clam. When he opens it he finds "the pearl of the world"!
He and Juana rejoyice and their friedns come to admire the pearl when the doctor comes. He treats the chiild and tells Kino to pay him back later.
Juana grows suspicious when Kino's life is threatend by a robber in the middle of the night. She advises Kino to throw it away, but he mearly scoffs at her.
Things aren't always what they seem, and the pearl is sudenly dangerous. What will Kino and Juana do?
