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The Pearl: Evil - Online Term Paper

The Pearl: Evil

In The Pearl, by John Steinbech, evil transforms certain humble citizens
into envious savages. Evil was exhibited by the doctor who refused to treat
Coyotito because his parents had no money. When the doctor heard of Kino and
Juana's fortune in finding "the pearl of the world" (722), he boasted that they
were patients of his while thinking of a better life for himself in Paris.
Coyotito was healed when the doctor finally came to their straw hut. He
deceived Kino by giving the baby a white powder that made him go into
convulsions. An hour later he came and gave Coyotito the remedy and immediately
wanted to know when he was getting paid. The evil in the pearl had reached the
heart of ...

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wide unfrightened eyes, like a sheep before a
butcher. (742)

Juana saw through the outer beauty of the pearl and knew it would destroy them,
but Kino's vision was blurred by the possible prosperity the pearl brought. The
malignant evil then spread to a secret cult known only as the trackers. This
corrupt band of ruffians attacked and destroyed Kino's life. The very night
that the trackers learned of Kino's pearl, they tried to steal it. The next
night, Kino was attacked twice, which resulted in Kino committing murder. After
the final struggle of the night, Juana went back to their home to find more
baneful members of the heartless cult rampaging through their belongings to find
the pearl. The end result was Kino and Juana's house going up in flames. The
trackers then committed the cardinal sin, they destroyed Kino's canoe:

This was an evil beyond thinking. The killing of a man was not so
evil as the killing of a boat. For a boat does not have ...

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Added: 2/22/2006 04:30:11 PM
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