Greed_Destoys_People

Greed Destoys People Throughout the history of mankind, the lust for wealth has been the cause of wars, murders, and many types of criminal acts. In the story, The Pearl by John Steinbeck, the pearl started out as a sparkling jewel of splendor, and then evolved into a malignant growth of evil. The desire to possess it and the wealth that it represents changes the lives of three law-abiding people (Juana, the Priest, and the doctor) and ultimately destroys them. Juana, the faithful wife of Kino, a poor fisherman, had always lived a spiritual life. Even though she was poor, she felt content and happy. When a scorpion stung her son Coyito, she immediately turned to God and began to pray for her son's life. When the child's health did not improve, Juana took the baby to the doctor. Since he only treated the wealthy people of the town, he refused to treat the child and turned them away. In desperation, Kino turned to the sea to seek his fortune. Luck was on his side, and he found a very large and beautiful specimen of a pearl. When Juana first saw the "Pearl of The World", she felt as though all of her pearl, kino, juana, priest, greed, doctor, help, been, wealth, turned, people, paz, la, church, child, began, about, wealthy, thought, though, steinbeck, sick, realized, poor, person, oath, nothing, life, jewel, heard, found, felt, expected, even, desire, capable