In a 1945 letter to editor Pascal Covici, Steinbeck commented that The Pearl was a parable of “only black and white things and no in between.” Covici responded: “but what rich blacks and dazzling whites…One could also say…it only has three notes – love, hunger, and freedom from greed. Kino and his wife Juana must learn to navigate a world in which they can trust no one except each other. The family patriarch, Kino, comes across an extraordinary pearl – dubbed the “pearl of the world” – but soon realizes that wealth and good fortune do not necessarily walk hand-in-hand. ![]() ![]() Born of inspiration from a Mexican folk tale, the story focuses on a young family living in an impoverished fishing village. ![]() As in East of Eden, the perpetual clash between good and evil beats underneath the plot of The Pearl.
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