2. John Steinbeck
⢠The book âThe Pearlâ is by John
Steinbeck.
⢠John Steinbeck was born in
Salinas, California on February
27 1902.
⢠After high school he went to
Stanford University, But left to
become a reporter in New York
City.
⢠Before his death in 1968 he
lived in New York City.
3. Plot Summary
⢠Kino and Juana live in the border of
Mexico with their child Coyotito.
⢠Coyotito gets stung by a scorpion.
⢠The town goes to the doctor and the
doctor refuses to cure because they are
poor.
⢠Kino finds the pearl of the world.
⢠Eveybody starts to become greedy and
Kino is diagnosed with monomania.
⢠Kino and Juana escape the Estuary after
the doctor cures Coyotito.
4. Setting and Plot
⢠Somewhere in the border between Mexico
and the Untied States
⢠Period: 1947
5. Main Characters
⢠Kino (Pearl Diver)
⢠Juana (Kinoâs wife)
⢠Coyotito (Kino and Juanaâs son
9. Pearls
⢠Pearls are hard products that are held in mollusk
⢠Made of Calcium Carbonate in minute crystalline
form
⢠Perfectly round and smooth
⢠They are gemstones
⢠Comes in white, pink, cream-brown, green, blue,
black, yellow, and rainbow