Compare and Contrast on The Pearl
Date Submitted: 08/22/2004 13:18:10
Compare and Contrast Essay
According to The Pearl, the Indians and the Caucasians had the same plans of their own if they owned the pearl. The pearl meant wealth for the Indians. To the whites the pearl meant more power and wealth. Unlike the Caucasian, the Indians had many reasons for desiring the great pearl.
In The Pearl it talks about Kino's dreams and plans. For example, he finds the pearl and the first thing
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the story she finds it to be evil. The pearl caused her husband to go insane with greed and power. He strikes his wife when she tries to get rid of the pearl. He goes so far as to killing someone.
To sum it up peoples greed leads to their destruction, both mentally and physically. What this book proves is that we shouldn't take advantage of the things and the people that we already have.
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