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The Pearl. By John Steinbeck. What is an allegory?. An allegory is an extended metaphor A story where plot and characters are used to highlight aspects of human existence. The Pearl is a parable. A parable is a brief allegory that is used to teach a moral lesson or a
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The Pearl By John Steinbeck
What is an allegory? • An allegory is an extended metaphor • A story where plot and characters are used to highlight aspects of human existence.
The Pearl is a parable. A parable is abrief allegory that is used to teach a moral lesson or a universal truth and deep lessons about humanity.
Ask yourself… Considering the characters and the action (plot line) in the story, what lesson or moral do you think the author tried to teach?
How the Symbolism of the Pearl changes...
The scorpion is a symbol of evil. The bite of the greedy townspeople are worse than that of the real scorpion. the pearl the scorpion The pearl is a symbol of dreams, hope, desire and also materialism.
wealth Wealth brings evil. people People are not always what they seem In human nature there always lies the dark and ugly side (greed, snobbery, deceit, betrayal etc.). human nature evil Evil can take on many forms Changes to society and social status do not come easily, but at a great cost. oppression
In human nature there always lies the dark and ugly side
Ignorance leads to oppression, but knowledge doesn’t always result in good
The Pearl By John Steinbeck