Wealth and money cannot afford
happiness. With illustrations from John Steinbeck’s The Pearl, validate this
statement.
Introduction
Wealth and money cannot guarantee
happiness. One may be rich but that does not mean he is happy. Juana and Kino
have the pearl that if sold will earn them a lot of money thus liberating them
from poverty. The Pearl in this case signifies wealth. This new found treasure
however robs them of the happiness they had when they were poor.
Body
The pearl brings
opportunists to Kino and Juana’s doorstep. They are only interested in Kino’s
new found wealth. The priest, the shopkeeper, the doctor, the beggars outside
the church and the pearl buyers scheme to benefit from the rare find.
The Pearl turns
Kino’s friends into enemies, they are jealous of Kino. Kino believes his
friends will protect him from the evils that might befall him from the pearl
but their jealousy is too great that they turn against Kino and his family.
The Pearl turns
Juana and Kino against each other. The evil power of the Pearl is strong enough
to inspire violence between them. Juana and Kino are so close to one another
that conversation isn’t even needed and yet the pearl is able to divide them. It
has brought injury and danger and now it pulls Juana and Kino away from each
other.
Kino and Juana
suffer constant attacks because of the pearl. People are so anxious to get
their hands on this jewel that they attackhim, ransack his house leaving Kino’s
family in constant fear.
The pearl also
brings death to Kino and his family. Coyotito is killed because of the pearl.
Conclusion
From
the above illustrations it is clear that wealth does not bring happiness, and
instead has the potential to wreak havoc in the lives of those who posses it.
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