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Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Essay Questions - The Pearl by John Steinbeck’s


   

   GENERAL ESSAY QUESTIONS
   1)    “Colonialism is dehumanizing.” Drawing illustrations from John Steinbeck’s, “The Pearl,” write an essay in support of this statement.


   2)    The society in John Steinbeck’s, The Pearl is made of individuals who are materialistic and out to enrich themselves at all cost.  Write a composition to justify this statement.

   3)    Write an essay to show the truth of the saying ‘What you see is not always what you get’. Use illustrations from John Steinbeck’sThe Pearl’.

   4)    The greed exposed in various sectors in today’s society is the same one seen in the ‘The Pearl’ by John Steinbeck. Using illustrations from the text show the truth of this statement.


   5)    ‘Great expectations make frustrated men’. Using illustrations from the novel, write an essay supporting this statement.


   6)    Using illustrations from the novel, The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, write an essay to support the proverb: “All that glitters is not gold” referring closely to, the pearl, the priest, the doctor and the pearl dealers.

   7)    “ A society driven by greed suffers a lot”.  Justify using The Pearl by Steinbeck

   8)    To positively respond to wise counsel often leads to suffering and frustrations.  Drawing your illustrations from The Pearl by John Steinbeck, discuss the truth of this statement.                                 

   9)    Kino meant well as he pursued value for his pearl. Explain the truth of this statement by drawing your illustrations from the Pearl   

  10) “The society has lost its moral values.” Using ‘The Pearl’ by John Steinbeck for your illustrations, show the truth of the above statement.

  11) “ Fortune can sometimes be tragic “ validate this statement in reference to John Steinbeck’sThe Pearl.”

  12) Coexistence is paramount to survival in any society. Justify this statement using illustrations from The Pearl by John Steinbeck.

  13) Steinbeck in his novel, The pearl, portrays humans as being inherently greedy. Show the validity of this statement with reference to The Pearl.

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