How did the authors background influence the writing of The Pearl

1
John Steinbeck

• How did the authors background influence the
  writing of The Pearl?
• By Debbie Webber

2
Works of John Steinbeck

• 1942 Bombs Away
• 1947 The Wayward Bus
• 1947The Pearl
• 1952 East of Eden
• 1954 Sweet Thursday
• 1954 Sweet Thursday
• 1958 Once There was a War
• 1961 Winter of our Discontent
• 1962 Travels with Charley

• 1929 Cup of Gold
• 1932 ThePastures of Heaven
• 1933 To A God
• 1935 Tortilla Flat
• 1936 In Dubious Battle
• 1937 Of Mice and Men
• 1938 The Long Valley
• 1939 The Grapes of Wrath
• 1942 The Moon is Down
• 
  

3
Steinbeck, John Ernst (1902-1968)

• Born in Salinas, California.
• An American writer, novelist, story writer,
  playwright, and essayist.
• Received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1962.

4
Themesof John Steinbecks works

• His native region of Monterey Bay, California and
  Baja was the setting for most of his fiction.
• Steinbeck took as his central theme the quiet
  dignity he saw in the poor and the oppressed.
• He writes about the unremitting struggle of
  people who depend on the soil for their
  livelihood
• His characters are often trapped in an unfair
  world, they remain sympathetic and heroic, if
  defeated, human beings.

5
Summary of Main Characters Plot

• The Pearl was published in 1947. It is a short
  story about a Mexican Indian pearl diver named
  Kino who finds a valuable pearl which changes his
  life, but not in the way he expected. Kino sees
  the pearl as his opportunity to better life. When
  the townsfolk of La Paz learn of Kino's find, he
  is soon surrounded by a greedy priest, doctor,
  and businessmen. Kino's family suffers series of
  disasters and finally he throws the pearl back
  into ocean. Thereafter his tragedy is legendary
  in the town.

6
Works Cited

• John Steinbeck Page
• http//ocean.st.usm.edu/wsimkins/steinb.html
• John Steinbeck
• http//tlc.ai.org/steinbec.htm
• John Steinbeck
• http//www.kirjasto.sci.fi/johnstei.htm
• Encarta Encyclopedia Standard 2001
• http//www.Encarta.com
• Yahoo Travel
• http//www.Yahootravel.com