The Pearl - John Steinbeck Atlas aspirational childhood in a seaside

aspirational childhood in a seaside town is brought brutally to an end

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The Pearl - John Steinbeck Atlas aspirational childhood in a seasideThe Pearl is Steinbeck's flawless parable about wealth and the evil it can bring. When Kino, an Indian pearl diver, finds 'the Pearl of the world' he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana in church and their little boy, Coyotito, will be able to attend school. Obsessed by his dreams, Kino is blind to the greed, fear and even violence the pearl arouses in him and his neighbours. Haunting and lyrical, The Pearl sets