About the Author
John Steinbeck was the son of Olive Hamilton, a school teacher, and John Ernst Steinbeck, a flour-mill manager and Monterey County Treasurer. Like other families […]
The Pearl
Themes and Characters, Setting
Kino’s belief that evil is in the night is not unusual, but one of his many foibles is that he sees himself alone in a […]
Literary Qualities
Kino’s story is an allegory: his journey affords him a small amount of personal growth and a variety of lessons on which to reflect. An […]
Social Sensitivity
Written in the mid-1940s, The Pearl addresses numerous social issues that gained prominence at that time and that remained among the chief concerns of late […]
Ideas and Topics for Papers
VII TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION 1. Consider the following quote from The Pearl: “An accident could happen to these oysters, a grain of sand could lie […]
Related Titles and Adaptations
Another compelling fable by a famous author is Animal Farm. Published in 1945 by George Orwell, this satire is a story about farm animals who […]