57 pages • 1 hour read
John SteinbeckThe Pearl
Fiction | Novella | YA | Published in 1947A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics.
Essay Topics
Consider the priest and the doctor as foil characters. How do their characteristics and roles overlap, and how do they differ?
The narrator says that The Pearl is a parable, which is a simple story that teaches a moral or lesson. What morals or lessons might Kino’s people derive from the story? Do those morals and lessons differ from the ones Steinbeck intends readers to take from it?
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