Symbolism In "The Pearl" By John Steinbeck

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symbolizes ones own conscience
in the real world. By the end of this relentless parable, the reader sees
the irony in the fact that even a good person can be led astray by his
feeling of inner responsibility to provide for his family (Warren 128).
Kino's actions, which are being motivated to raise Coyotito, his son, in
greatness leads to the death of Coyotito, which is Kino's greatest loss
(McCarthy 108). Through these symbols which Kino represents, the reader
can witness how many desires in life can lead to disaster.
Coyotito is a product of Kino. This ties him into the story as one
of the main characters even though Steinbeck speaks of Coyotito few times
in the novel. Steinbeck uses Coyotito as a symbol of unchanging innocence
being betrayed by his own flesh and blood (Baechler 62). Steinbeck is keen
to use such a symbol in a book titled The Pearl because Coyotito's
innocense is parallel to the innocence of an actual pearl in the sense
that a pearl is secure in it's ...

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