The Pearl

by John Steinbeck

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The Pearl Learning Guide: Table of Contents

Introduction
Analysis
Symbolism, Imagery, Allegory
The Pearl
The Scorpion
Setting
Narrator Point of View
Genre
Tone
Writing Style
What’s Up With the Title?
What’s Up With the Epigraph?
Plot Analysis
Booker’s Seven Basic Plots Analysis: Tragedy
Three Act Plot Analysis
Trivia
Steaminess Rating
Allusions
Brief Summary
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Characters
Kino
Kino Timeline
Juana
Juana Timeline
The Doctor
The Priest
The Buyer
Study Questions
Character Roles (Protagonist, Antagonist...)
Protagonist
Antagonist

GuideMentor
Foil
Tools of Characterization
Themes
Quotes
Greed
Greed Quotes
Family
Family Quotes
Wealth
Wealth Quotes
Good vs. Evil
Good vs. Evil Quotes
Gender
Gender Quotes
Primitivity
Primitivity Quotes
Man and the Natural World
Man and the Natural World Quotes
Power
Power Quotes
Religion
Religion Quotes
Dreams, Hopes, and Plans
Dreams, Hopes, and Plans Quotes
The Supernatural
The Supernatural Quotes
Best of the Web
Module Quizzes
Quotes (What was Said)
Themes (For the Most Part)
Symbols
It's Really Just a Rock
Diamonds are Forever
Essay