In this world, us humans always desire better. We always want more than we already have, that makes us and the world, the cruel place it is. All because of one thing, Greed. In the novella, The Pearl by John Steinbeck, The story tells of a young fisherman who finds a pearl and it changes his life entirely. It corrupts him, his family, and worst of all, the entire community. In this story, the young fisherman, named Kino, finds “The Pearl of the World” and initially, he wants it to change the cruel world around him and for good, but it turns sour. When the doctor asks about his payment and finds out the pearl, he inquires: “...’Do you keep this pearl in a safe place?’ ‘Perhaps you would like me to put it in my safe?’” This act of rapacity unveils the desire for wealth and the evil that comes from immense fortune. When someone unknown tried to steal Kino’s pearl, he lunges and kills the person with his knife. Kino believes someone has taken the pearl and Kino is filled with sorrow. “‘They have taken the pearl. I have lost it. Now it is all over,’ he said.” (61) He longed for the …show more content…
When Kino attacks Juana and wrestles the pearl from her clutches, he surges with rage and greed and Juana know all too well. When Kino is going to bed, Juana insists to destroy and get rid of the pearl, but Kino defends the pearl, his pride and “His fist pounded the sleeping mat. ‘No one shall take our good fortune from us,’ he said.” As Kino declares his defiance and protection over the pearl, he scares Juana and others that his ego and greed are consuming him and everyone around him, and that same greed has the power to corrupt an entire