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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Essay on The Pearl ]
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[ ]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [ ]
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[x]11-12 [x]Essay/Report [ ]
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[ ]College [ ]Misc [ ]
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Dizzed: 09/94 # of Words:1263 School: ? State: ?
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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Music is known to be a quality in which one possesses toproduce harmony,
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or to make others pleasant through messages.Authors use descriptive writing
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to set the atmosphere in manystories. In the short story, "The Pearl", John
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Steinbeck usesdifferent types of music to introduce, and set the atmosphere
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ofthe story. In this, music is used to introduce evil, to showfamily
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lifestyle, and to show significance of the pearl. John Steinbeck shows
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evil's intrusion into Kino's family bymeans of music. Evil is introduced
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into many scenes, by itsshadows and music. Kino, being the main character,
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is usuallyfirst to hear it. "Kino stepped to the doorway and looked
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out...The thin dog cameto him, and threshed itself in greeting like a
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wind©blown flag,and Kino looked down at it and didn't see it. He had
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brokenthrough the horizons into a cold and lonely outside. He feltalone and
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unprotected, and scraping crickets and shrilling treefrogs and croaking
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toads seemed to be carrying the melody ofevil." Here Kino, hears the evil
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music carried out through the eyesof nature. The baby, Coyotito, is still,
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and quiet, and does notknow of the evil that is approaching. As for his
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illness, it hasbeen cured when Kino first found the pearl. In time, a
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little after Kino hears this evil music, the doctorarrives having already
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heard about the baby's miraculousrecovery. The doctor informs Kino of
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Coyotito's situation, andhow the illness will return. He then treats it
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with a smallremedy. Kino knows Coyotito is not sick, but accepts the
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doctorshelp to ensure his sons health. Already knowing the
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doctor'sexpectations in payment, Kino refuses to give up his pearl. Once
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the doctor leaves the house, Kino no longer hears theevil music that once
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played with his ears. Following thesymptoms that the doctor assumed,
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Coyotito becomes ill and lateron returns to his original state. From this
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scene, one can deduce that Kino's sense of evilcomes from music, and also
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that this is the form of writing thatJohn Steinbeck uses to introduce an
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evil pretense. In this scene,evil music is used as a form of descriptive
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writing, as it setsthe atmosphere for the event about to take place. It
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also addssuspense, as one may not know where and when the evil shallstrike.
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Steinbeck tries to emphasize the fact that thisphenomenon that Kino hears
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is similar to what one may consider asixth sense in modern times. Kino thus
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has the ability toanticipate evil before it actually appears in the plot.
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Music within the family is portrayed by a family prayer orsong. This is
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sung by most of the poor families of the village,as it has an emotional
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effect on family lifestyles. "Juana sang softly an ancient song that had
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only three notes andyet endless variety of interval. And this was part of
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the familysong too. It was all part. Sometimes it rose to an aching
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chordthat caught the throat saying this is safety, this is warmth,this is
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the Whole." At this point, Kino awakes as usual to hear sounds of thefamily
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song. Here, John Steinbeck brings across the point thatKino's family does
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this on a regular basis and that they considerit similar to a ritual.
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Steinbeck also stresses that the familymusic is what separates Kino's
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family from the other villagers. In this scene Kino also hears the sound of
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breakfast, pigs,and wives. These are all parts of music, but all belonging
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toother families in the village. The song clearly demonstrates thebond
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between Kino and his family's lives John Steinbeck uses music of the family
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as a belief, similarto how we believe in God, and pray to Him. Kino's
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family singsand believes in their unity, and that if their family was to
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fallapart, they would lose their point in life. The family uses theirsong
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as a form of motivation, something to strive for. Kinos mainpoint in life
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is to ensure a strong future for the family. The song coming from the pearl
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is similar to that of evil. Theonly difference is that it gives an illusion
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of good, rather thanthat of evil.
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"All of these things Kino saw in the lucent pearl and he said,`We will
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have new clothes'. And the music of the pearl rose likea chorus of trumpets
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in his ears. Then to the lovely gray surfaceof the pearl came the little
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things Kino wanted... His lips themmoved hesitantly over this©`A rifle', he
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said.`Perhaps a rifle'." From this quote, one can notice that as the song
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of the pearlcontinues, it grows stronger in Kino's head, slowly
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separatinghim from his family. John Steinbeck brings the song of the
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pearlto use by changing the needs of Kino, bringing him closer toevil, as
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he wants more, his greed growing stronger for not onlyhis family, but
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himself. In later parts of the story, Kino statesthat he would die if he
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had to give up the pearl. The song of thefamily that once held his morals
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in place was gone, as the songof the pearl had worked its way through to
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him. The song of the pearl is not used much throughout the story,"The
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Pearl", but is used effectively as it constructs moralbarriers that the
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main character must pass, thus having it's ownsub©plot throughout the
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story. As any reader may notice, the song of the pearl slowly takesaway the
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soul of the main character. It thus grants itself ashadow in the "evil
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song". Because the pearl's music so closely resembles that of theevil
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music, many cannot capture the fact on how the pearl's musicis truly used.
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Nearing end of the story, the song of the pearl is actually what prompts
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kino to kill the thieves, being moredominant than the "evil song". The
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pearl's music brings Kino toits captivity, thus proving that the music of
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the pearl takes theside of evil.
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All three forms of music definitely have their own unique formof
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expression. Once the pearl enters the plot of the story, allthe forms of
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music come into effect. "Juana watched him with worry, but she knew him and
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she knew shecould help him best by being silent and by being near. And
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asthough she too could hear the Song of Evil, she fought it,singing softly
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the melody of the family, of the safety and warmthand wholeness of the
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family." This quote shows a great effect of the pearl's music, evilmusic,
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and the family music on Kino. He is tempted away from hismorals of the
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family. Although Juanna tries to rid the evilmusic, she senses that it has
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already wrapped its hands aroundKino, her husband. By using this method,
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John Steinbeck compares the two types ofmusic, good and evil, to the devil
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himself and the Lord, JesusChrist. Jesus, similar to Kino, is tempted by
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the devils tricks,but both do not give in. Although Kino is tempted to a
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furtherextent, and actually kills because of his greed, he realizes howmuch
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value his family is to him, and that there is no price thatcan compensate
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for the loss of his child. From the above arguments the fact that music's
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role in "ThePearl" is dominant over the plot can be proved. One can now
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statethat its influence over Kino, the main character, provoked theplot,
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and influenced him throughout this story. The fact thatevil music
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introduced an evil sub©plot can also be stated.Another main point is that
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the music of the pearl itself was"prim©evil", and that it was disguised,
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only to lead the readerto believe that the pearl brought evil to its owner.
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Throughout life music has been used effectively to expressemotions. In "The
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Pearl" music's value to man kind is trulyshown, as it is well known, music
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is the soul of life.
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