![]() “The pearl has become my soul…If I give it up I shall lose my soul”Īs his greed intensifies, he becomes so obsessed with selling the pearl that he ultimately loses everything, his canoe, his original way of life and eventually his son. Kino is so consumed by and attached to the pearl he states, As the symbol of the pearl changes, the theme of greed surfaces, bringing out the evil in the men in the town, and even the evil in Kino himself. ![]() By bringing out the evil and greed in men, the pearl, rather than a blessing forms into a curse. ![]() ![]() ![]() This theme is prominent throughout the novel and arises as the materialistic world’s destructive influence takes effect on Kino’s simple life. ![]()
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