the extract from John Steinbeck's lyrical story.
A lyrical story of John Steinbeck is called The Pearl-. The action of the story takes place in United States of America, somewhere at South, probably in California. There are no concrete geographical names mentioned in the text, however we can find the approximate location, judging by the author's use of proper names (e.g. Kino and Juana), his use of the language (americanisms favors-, etc.) and of course by the background information, given before the extract. .
The main idea of the text is bad luck, which is simbolised by The Pearl-. All the action in the text is set around the Pearl. The author uses capitalisation in order to emphasize the significance of this thing. The pearl is a symbol. For each person it has its own meaning. For beggars the pearls find means bigger alms, for the doctor the pearl is a symbol of luxury, Paris, etc., for Kino it is probably a symbol of a lucky family life.
The structure of the text is quite hard to define, as the given text is an extract, consisting of seven relatively small paragraphs. In general the text can be devided into three parts. .
The first part serves as a sort of introduction, it can be called a starting point of the text. In this episode a town, which is a thing like a colonial enemy- and people's life in town are described. 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. The author uses many stylistic devices, concerning mainly the town, such as personification (colonial animal-, etc.), polysindeton (e.g. a nervous system and a head and shoulders and feet-), coupling (scramble and dart-, pulsing and vibrating-), zeugma (put a thoughtful look in his eyes and a memory of certain repairs.""), metaphor (a colonial animal-) and lots of epithets (e.g. a thoughtful look-, foaming wave-, etc.).
The second part starts with the third paragraph.
The Symbol of Pearl In Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter, Pearl, is the human symbol of the sin of adultery in the fact that she leads her mother, Hester Prynne, and Arthur Dimmesdale to accept and admit to their sin. Pearl is the beautiful daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale. She is the ...
Pearl, is an effective and dynamic character in, "The Scarlet Letter." ... As a result of Pearl's seclusion from society, nature sympathizes with Pearl, which can be seen with the role of the sunshine in the forest. The sunshine is grateful for Pearl, accepting her as an equal. ... Pearl questions Mistress Hibbins about what the minister hides. ... Hawthorn says once Pearl kissed Dimmesdale, "a spell was broken....
The name Hestor gave Pearl at birth immediately represents her value. ... Another odd thing about Pearl is her fear of being around new people. ... As pearl grows up, her mother is a busy woman. ... Pearl asked Dimmsdale to go up with her to feel the same. ... Hester and Pearl then disappear for several years leaving town. ...
Scarlet Letter And Pearl One of the most complex and elaborate characters in The Scarlet Letter is Pearl, the misbegotten offspring of Hester Prynne and Arthur Dimmesdale. ... Suggesting Pearl's close association to evil. ... Pearl and nature are referred to as not conforming to Puritan society. ... To Dimmesdale, Pearl is a living conscience. ... In the final scaffold scene, Pearl's role as symbol is completed. ...
The letter, and Pearl, became Hester's purpose. ... For Hester, Pearl symbolizes innocence and although she is conceived by sin, Pearl has no control of how her life will turn out. ... For Dimmesdale, Pearl symbolizes guilt. ... Both times Pearl's requests are denied. ... Pearl and Chillingworth don't interact much during the novel, but Pearl brings out the innocence in Chillingworth. ...
The Pearl Steinbeck uses a specific plot structure in The Pearl. ... In the exposition of The Pearl, Steinbeck shows many key elements with one event. ... The rising action introduces the antagonist and brings conflict to The Pearl. After Kino finds the pearl, many neutral characters become antagonists, due to the greedy nature of man. ... As tragic as this incident is, it was foreshadowed when the villagers said that the power of the pearl was likely to break up Kino's family. ...
Pearl Harbor The Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii on December 7, 1941 at 7:50 AM on a Sunday morning. ... My knowledge of Pearl Harbor bombing was learned from the U.S. ... The viewpoint of my knowledge of Pearl Harbor is from the historical movie presented by the U.S. ... Roosevelt as well as the actual bombing of Pearl Harbor filmed. ... The bombing of Pearl Harbor changed United States" history. ...
I have always been intrigued about the attack on Pearl Harbor. ... The surprise attack on Pearl Harbor was completely well thought out. ... The telegram came to Pearl Harbor and hour to late. ... You have to realize that first Pearl Harbor happened on a Sunday. Next you have to realize that Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands. ...
The Symbol of Pearl In Nathaniel Hawthorne's, The Scarlet Letter, Pearl, is the human symbol of the sin of adultery in the fact that she leads her mother, Hester Prynne, and Arthur Dimmesdale to accept and admit to their sin. Pearl is the beautiful daughter of Hester and Dimmesdale. She is the l...
