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Of Mice And Men And The Pearl

The novels Of Mice and Men and The Pearl, both by John Steinbeck, are both beautiful representations of modern American literature. However each novel was written during a specifically different times in American history, and written in different styles accordingly. Nonetheless there are still numerous similarities in the novels. You can notice the similarities especially in the themes. The Pearl is a great story about Kino, a poor Indian fisherman, who lives on the Gulf of California with his wife Juana and son Coyotito. Their simple hut is made of brush, and the couple sleeps on mats thrown on the dirt floor, while Coyotito sleeps in a hanging box. Like others in their poor village, they depend on nature for survival. As The Pearl begins, dawn is breaking. Kino watches the sun rise and listens to the sounds of the morning. But within moments, a dangerous situation develops. A poisonous scorpion stings Coyotito, Kino's infant son, and the baby's screams draw people from all over the village. Juana insists that the doctor be called, but Kino knows the physician is Spanish and considers himself above treating poor Indians. This does not satisfy Juana, who announces that if the doctor will not come to the village, then they will go to his house. But the doctor refuses to treat Coyotito because Kino is too poor. Later that day, while Kino and Juana are fishing in the Gulf, Kino finds an enormous pearl and cries out in joy. He believes the pearl will make him rich and enable him to provide security for his family. But Kino discovers otherwise. Of Mice and Men is another wonderful story of two men, George, the small and keen one of the two, and Lennie, a big shapeless man with a feeble mind, but an enormous strength. They had been forced to leave town because Lennie had been accused of assaulting a girl. Even though in truth he merely wanted to stroke her dress, because it seemed soft. George could not always prevent Lennie from getting into trouble and together they...

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