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The Pearl

The Pearl. By John Steinbeck. http:// www .raiatea.com/tosee. Presented by Michelle Lee. Presentation Outline. Introduction Plot Summary Theme and Major Character Analysis Reflection Conclusion. Introduction. Things and people are not always what they seem: .

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The Pearl

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  1. The Pearl By John Steinbeck http://www.raiatea.com/tosee Presented by Michelle Lee

  2. Presentation Outline • Introduction • Plot Summary • Theme and Major Character Analysis • Reflection • Conclusion

  3. Introduction Things and people are not always what they seem: http://www.sarahsarchangels.com Sometimes prize brings doom, and the people we most respect are the embodiment of evil.

  4. Plot Summary This is a story about a poor fisherman,Kino, who found a pearl of the world. He believes the precious pearl is their family’s future, his baby’s ticket to health and education. But dream is always far from the reality. The pearl brings misfortune ……. http://www.mystudios.com

  5. Theme and Major Character Analysis Kino – Since he had found the pearl, he tried to make his family’s dream come to by all ways. Juana – she thought the pearl brought misfortune, and admonish Kino giving it up. Juan Tomas – Kino’s brother. Always helped Kino whenever he got the pearl or got into trouble. The doctor –a rapacious miser.

  6. Reflection • The pressure of poverty • Wealth and power • Hope and ambition • Happiness and fear http://www.couturejeweler.com

  7. Conclusion …… Wealth brings evil and desire: Humans are never satisfied,when they get one thing and they want something more.But undue ambition and desire often leads to fail. When Kino gets the pearl, “all of the neighbors hope that sudden wealth would not turn Kino’s head“ , but the truth is that he really changes to another person; in order to achieve his goal, he becomes a killer.

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