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Fortune can sometimes be tragic 'validate this statement in reference to John Steinbeck’s' The Pearl

      

Fortune can sometimes be tragic 'validate this statement in reference to John Steinbeck’s' The Pearl

  

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Martin
Kino kills a fellow village who comes to steal his pearl thus he is banished.
Kinos property and homestead is burned to ashes because of killing fellow villagers.
Kino’s son, Coyotito is killed by the trackers who are sent to arrest him when the latter discoveries the formers hideout.

Kino and his family live in fear of attack because of the precious pearl in their midst.
Kino gets injured as he fends off attacks from robbers after his pearl.
Relationship between Kino and his wife Juana break down because of the pearl. Juana tries to throw away the great pearl because of its bringing misery the family.

The family loses the peace of mind and also close family ties. With relatives because Kino is suspicious that neighbors and relatives want to steal his pearl.

Kino’s fortune also attracts dishonest friends/ acquaintance like the doctor who refused to treat Kino’s son because of lack of money,however, on hearing of Kino’s fortune he suddenly appears and wants to treat coyotito of the scorpion’s sting.There are also the pearl sellers who want to exploits Kino by undervaluing his great pearl.
marto answered the question on April 16, 2019 at 05:40


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