![]() Perhaps the fact that the story is rather cliche that makes it so unpopular. ![]() After the family could run no longer, the pearl became a potential source of wealth that never came to fruition. With his home burned, after nearly had the pearl stolen, and after being assaulted, the family to flees the vilage with the pearl. Unfortunately, the pearl only creates havoc in the life of Kino's family. A large pearl promises to bring wealth and security to Kino and his family. The general theme of the story is greed/wealth. The nature story itself is the main detractor. The familiar vivid characters, thorough details, and moral lesson are compressed into just over 100 pages. In many ways, it is a typical Steinbeck book. It surprises me to see so many negative reviews for The Pearl.
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