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by John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck wrote The Pearl during the time in which he was at the height of his fame. He had completed The Grapes of Wrath, for which he won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and was renowned and reviled as a subversive, unpatriotic man who threatened the national interest through the socialist…

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incident that affect the main character

what are the answers?suggested answers?

Posted By add d #124293 at Jan 31, 2010 4:30 AM in The Pearl || 0 replies

greed

Why did the author use the pearl to represent greed instead of happiness?

Posted By sotheara s #105297 at Oct 02, 2009 10:22 AM in The Pearl || 2 replies

is there a short version and longer version of the pearl

is there a shorter version of the pearl and is there a full version cause some of the questions on the test didnt even happen in my book?

Posted By jerry n #7911 at Oct 30, 2005 3:40 PM in The Pearl || 4 replies

oppression of the town

Throughout the novel, what are the many ways Kino and his people are kept down by the people of the town?

Posted By laura b #104599 at Sep 19, 2009 11:43 PM in The Pearl || 15 replies