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The Pearl by John Steinbeck
QUESTION
Read and analyze the first two chapters of The Pearl by John Steinbeck
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Answer
The Pearl John Steinbeck
The pearl develops a narrative constructed around the theme of the destructive power of greed. Steinbeck explores the various aspects of society related to greed through the lives of characters whose behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs are linked to selfish desires, destiny, and racism. Through the lens of the primary narrator Kino, Steinbeck takes readers into the realms of destructions and devastations of greed, not just but to individuals. Assuming a third persona omniscient perspective in the novel provides further draws the reader's attention and creates a sense of control in the part of the narrator in terms of making deliberate and godlike decisions. The third persona omniscient point of view in the story further helps to develop ideas that are exclusively tangentially correlated to the events and the themes of relations, loyalty and integrity.
There is always a thin line between a narrator and an author in story development, and depending on the position assumed in the story, the audience is impacted differently. The Pearl narrative development on third persona omniscient view is one case in point that can raise trust questions in the part of the audience. The attributes of narration associated with third persona omniscient view provide the basis for trustworthiness especially since a narrator knows all the thoughts, feelings and actions of other characters. It allows the audience to create bonds with different characters. The first chapter of Pearl unfolding of events introduces an Indian family living in the Mexican town of La Paz. Still, a tragedy occurs when Coyotito is stung by a scorpion (Steinbeck 2011). The visit to the doctor unfolds the rot in a society constructed on racism and classism. The doctor's attitude reflects greed and materialism in society, "the little Indians" never have any money, aspects exploited and advance through Kino`s third person omniscient point of view
The question of the narrator's trustworthiness in giving an account of the story in Pearl is multilevel, which must be assessed from experience and whether or not the story relates to the expectations of the audience. Kino's third persona omniscient account of the story based on my proposition remains trustworthy. His narration comes from personal experiences and transformation into the roles of other characters. The basic form of trust emerges from the fact that Kino's provides accounts of events relatively soon after they occur, based on know-all actions and thoughts. The narrator's perspective constructs sequence and honesty, which means more natural ability to follow and relate to events, hence trustworthiness.
Pearl advances the themes of greed, integrity, and racism in society, and the narrator's perspective, attitude, values, beliefs, and experiences must focus on bringing out the theme. Whether or not a narrator is relatable to the story is crucial when it comes to plot development, and in the case of Kino, everything falls in place. First, integrity and greed are inherent in many societies, especially in America, where minority groups are treated with contempt. Kino's Indian family relates to individuals' injustices and victimization based on their races and socio-economic status in society. The narrative of Kino is a classical demonstration of societal construed beliefs and values. The fact that Kino's narration is used to describe racism means that the author aimed to achieve the audience's trust though events in the story as they reflect what happened in society. This to the character as a person entails improving their scope of narration based on the experience of incidents rather than assumptions.
References
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Steinbeck, John. The pearl. Penguin UK, 2011.
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