Lyngvo-stylistical analysis of the extract from John Steinbeck's lyrical story The Pearl- A lyrical story of John Steinbeck is called The Pearl-. ... The pearl is a symbol. ... The author tells us about the main event of the story - Kino had found the Pearl of the World- and how news spread among people, living in the town. ... John Steinbeck tells what happens in the purely objective sense; he just describes deeds, words, gestures, without going into the minds of the characters and without giving his own comment. ... We can see much of the author in this story. ...

• Word Count: 691
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, the town has the same problem as modern day cities. ... The lower class people have the kind, compassionate heart and rise up to prove themselves throughout the story. ... Through Steinbeck's childhood on a farm, he sees that farmers, the "Indians" in The Pearl, work for their money while the upper-class, more fortunate people don't. For example, The Mexican- Indians go diving all day, everyday to find pearls. ... The Pearl demonstrates how a city can be wrong in how they set their status. ...

• Word Count: 906
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In the short story, "The Pearl", John Steinbeck usesdifferent types of music to introduce, and set the atmosphere ofthe story. ... John Steinbeck shows evil's intrusion into Kino's family bymeans of music. ... Here, John Steinbeck brings across the point thatKino's family does this on a regular basis and that they considerit similar to a ritual. ... Once the pearl enters the plot of the story, allthe forms of music come into effect. ... By using this method, John Steinbeck compares the two types ofmusic, good and evil, to the devil himself and the Lord, JesusChrist. ...

• Word Count: 1167
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School