My reflection on The Pearl. It was a short book, but a good one too. With the descriptions. I never heard of some like they said "The Canoe was killed". A very strong symbolism of tragedy. In fact, this book's mode of literature was tragedy. How it is, first of all the major conflict is that Coyotito got stung by a scorpion, and now they need help. The Rise of power, Kino finds this pearl, and at the same time, Coyotito's wound heals up. Tragic Flaw, Kino refuses to sell the pearl, and the pearl is evil, destroying the family as we speak. Tragic fall, Coyotito dies by a gunshot from the watcher. It was very sad really. They even talked about his death by saying at the end of the book, "There was Dried Blood in the shawl"....... it's really sad. Too much tragic-ness there. And then they threw the pearl back into the sea.
And that was the end of The Pearl, by John Steinbeck.
You did a nice job pulling out the parts of the story that fit the tragic mode of literature, however, you need to include your reasoning behind those details. For example, why was finding the pearl the "rise to power?" You might want to revisit this post and add some explanations to what you are saying.
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