After arriving at the doctor’s home, Kino knocks on the door. Kino, Juana, and everyone in their village are hoping the doctor will treat their sickly infant. One example of this vital theme of greed occurs when a scorpion stings Coyotito. This major theme of greed presented throughout the novel is a common human phenomenon that most people have experienced in their lifetime. John Steinbeck in his novel The Pearl reveals the vital theme of Kino and his family’s struggle with greed. With luck on their side, Kino finds a pearl the size of a seagull’s egg he calls it “ The Pearl of the World.” This novel like others, is centered around a major theme the theme of a literary work is defined as the main idea, concern or purpose about life that the author wants to convey to his or her reader. Kino and Juana are very worried over the health of their baby therefore, they hope to find a pearl worthy enough for the doctor’s payment to the doctor to treat Coyotito. One day Coyotito, is bitten by a scorpion a scorpion sting can be deadly to a baby. This indigent family lives in a small brush hut along the Gulf of Mexico by the town of La Paz.
The family consists of three members: Kino, a husband, father, and fisherman, Juana, his wife and loving mother and Coyotito their infant son. The focus of this novel is on a poor Indian family.
The Pearl written by John Steinbeck is a parable, a story that teaches a moral lesson.