The Pearl Symbolism

Pearl identifies most with the forest. Since her birth, she has been described as having a “wild,” personality. In the town, she is just a part of Hester’s sin and is not given the chance to be independent outside of her mother. She does not have friends and is referred to as a “devil child.” In the forest, however, Pearl seems to come alive. For the first time in the novel, Hawthorne uses symbols other than the scarlet “A,” on Hester’s chest or the negative aspects of birds and fairies as symbols for Pearl. She is compared to the wild brook running through the forest. Hawthorne describes how the animals within the forest respected her and “recognized a kindred wildness in the human child,” (Hawthorne 201). She is also described as being “gentler

“Beside the pool his sinewy body held up a mask that drew their eyes and appalled them. He began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling.” Often in literature symbols are used to portray a concept or idea. Lord of the Flies is a prominent user of symbolism, whether it’s characters or objects, many things in the story represents something that it does not physically appear to represent. While using all of this symbolism, the author of Lord of the Flies, William Golding, expertly uses show don’t tell. One very unique and interesting use of symbolism he uses is in the way the characters are dressed and the way they look as symbols. The outward appearance of the boys on the island is used as a symbol to show the mental state

The Pearl was vaguely listening to the other gems, she didn’t understand how anyone could find things in the book. Only years of knowing its writer gave Tati the skill to skip the pages and ear mark the ones she’d need. She leaned over, close to Jade and pulled the gem into a one armed hug, “Bien! My last student was marvelous, he…” She trailed off, memories resurfacing from when they were all caught in a battle. “Quand même, I’m sure you’re a fast learner,” she smiled at Jade, pushing away all other thoughts.

Anne Hutchinson, a Puritan settler, gets exiled from the Puritan Settlement because of her actions. Similarly, Hester Prynne’s sinful action results in her confinement in prison, away from the town people. In the 1850’s, Nathaniel Hawthorne publishes The Scarlet Letter. Set in a Puritanical Society, The Scarlet Letter tells the story of how one simple act of passion upsets the very basic thread of society. In the novel, Hester Prynne personally transcends the judgments of society through her discoveries in nature, while she lives a simplistic life and becomes more self-reliant.

In the novel “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck there lived a humble family in a small village in La Paz, Mexico. Kino was the head of the family, he was a loving husband and a caring father. Juana was his wife and Coyotito the infant son. All the family owned was a canoe that belonged to Kino that was passed down from generation to generation as inherence. Kino worked as a pearl diver which was what there whole life depended on. During one of Kino’s dives he found the pearl of the world. This pearl symbolizes many things such as hope, greed, wealth and evil. In the beginning for Kino it first meant hope which later came to be evil. As for the neighbors everyone felt happy for him but later turned out to become greedy.

How does the author of a prescribed text present the idea that being at odds with society’s values involves risk but complying with those values can also be harmful?

The Pearl is a novella by the author, John Steinbeck. The genre of this book is fiction parable. The theme is that greed can lead to a dark ending. The major conflicts in this story are man vs. man, man vs. nature, and man vs. society. The point of view is in third person. The exposition is Kino, Juana, and their son Coyotito lives peacefully with their family and neighbors until Coyotito is bitten by poisonous scorpion which all takes place at the Gulf. The rising action is when Kino finds the the great pearl to pay doctor, but finds out it is worthless. The climax of the story is when Kino kills the man who was trying to steal the pearl. The falling action is when Kino and his family leaves the village to the capital when they were soon followed by trackers. Later that night, Kino goes and attacks the trackers and when he finished, he realized Coyotito is dead. The

The Symbols of The Scarlet Letter that I have chosen are The letter “A”, Pearl, and the Scaffold. The themes that I have chosen are Guilt/Punishment, and Sin. The letter “A” is a symbol of Hester Prynne’s crime of adultery with a man. The letter A is put on her breast and she is forced to wear it as a symbol of Guilt, shame, punishment. The A is put on her by the town authorities in front of many people in the marketplace to publicly humiliate her. The letter A is a crimson red color that is embroidered by gold, Hester Prynne tells Pearl that the only reason she wears the A is because of that gold embroidering. At the beginning of the book when you’re in the custom house and the narrator finds the scarlet cloth and puts it up to his chest

In the novella “The Pearl” by John Steinbeck, an improvised pearl diver finds a humungous pearl which is described as a “ sea-gull egg. It was the greatest pearl in the world”(26), which he hopes to buy tranquility and happiness for his family. Instead, he learns that the valuable pearl cannot buy happiness but only destroy his simple life. Throughout this novella there is a constant theme woven through the characters and settings which encompasses the struggle among social classes to become successful and the colonial oppression and ill-treatment against the native Indians. The novelist, John Steinback portrays this motif through Kino, the town doctor, Coyotito, and the town of La Paz.

Have you ever wondered what motivates you? The Pearl is a good example of how people relate their motivations to the characters and their motivations. There are many motivations, lifestyle, occupation, family, and more. There may be similar motivations with you and a character, but each one is accomplished in a different way. There are motivations in common between Juana, Kino, and me. The motivations these two characters have are similar to the motivations I have in life. Each is accomplished in a different way for ourselves.

     Novels were created to show a very naive view in great depth. The Pearl is a novel in its most complete form. Steinbeck does this by conveying life symbolically. Through symbols, John offers the reader a clearer look at life and it?s content. He shows major imagery in four ways: Kino, music, Coyotito, and the 'Pearl of the World'.

A dream turned into a nightmare. This happens to Coraline, the main protagonist in the novel Coraline by Neil Gaiman. In the novel, a young girl named Coraline moves into a large house divides into apartments. She lives with her parents who both work, leaving Coraline to feel ignored. One day she accesses a portal to a mirror like house where her “other” parents live. At first her “other” parents seem like a dream, offering her whatever she wants and giving her constant attention. Coraline soon learns that the “other” world is not all that it seems and that she must escape in order to save herself and her parents. Unlike most children books, Coraline is a creepy postmodern fairy tale that uses elements of the uncanny to evoke fear in the reader. Freud’s concept of the uncanny is helpful in explaining the text’s appeal, and it's creepy uneasiness. Coraline focuses on people's fears about existence and identity as individual beings. Coraline must battle against her other mother to be independent from her and thus develop her own identity and desires. While the novel appears to be a mild horror story, Henry Selicks’ stop action photography adaptation of the novel has a different tone and uses concepts of the uncanny is more subtle ways. By using added characters, deleted scenes, and less grotesque imagery Henry Selick is able a children’s adventure story while Neil Gaiman's novel focused on concepts of the uncanny and the fear of losing one’s identity.

Over the past year writing informative pieces pushed me to comprehend new components of writing that I thought did not exist. As a rare and unique writer I wanted to add a new twist into informative works of art. In doing so, I wrote the piece “The Beauty Behind the Pearl”, which exhibited a particular perspective of the meaning behind the names given in the Scarlet Letter. Seeing significant patterns of a pearl and the character pearl itself, I found incentive to write on such an idea. For example in the informational piece I wrote it says, “Hawthorne's inspiration for Pearl’s names comes from an actual pearl itself. As Hawthorne draws from the beauty of

To inaugurate, in The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, the mood changes intermittently. The author uses the intellection of songs in his writing to express the moods in the chapter. The author starts the chapter in Kino’s brush house near the ocean. At the time, Kino’s wife, Juana was singing a song of three notes with endless divergent intervals. Meanwhile, in his mind, Kino is hearing a song that he made up called “The Song of Family” however, when Coyotito, Kino’s son, gets stung by a scorpion on his shoulder, a new song comes to Kino called “The Song of Evil”. Then, he becomes volatile and smashes the scorpion into particles. After that, Juana and Kino become horrified because they know that a scorpion’s poison can make an adult severely sick,

Kate Chopin in, "The Story of an Hour,” uses imagery to create symbolism, enhance the irony, and to convey the conflict. Chopin has a way of creating these ideas in your head through the words she uses in her stories. "The Story of an Hour,” bases it’s main theme on Freedom and Confinement, which shows in many ways like, for example, the “delicious breath of rain," which symbolizes refreshment and new beginnings within the story.