The Pearl Quote Essay

6TH 2016The Pearl by John Steinbeck.  Dylan Massey

Quote. The loss of the pearl was a punishment visited on those who tried to leave their station. And the Father made it clear that each man and woman is like a soldier sent by God to guard some part of the castle of the Universe. And some are in the ramparts and some far deep in the darkness of the walls. But each one must remain faithful to his post and must not go running about, else the castle is in danger from the assaults of Hell."
 

Who is to say someone is better than you. The quote means that God puts you on this Earth to guard a certain area of this place.  Whether you are guarding the "darkness in the walls" or guarding the so called "better" parts of this world; it does not mean that someones life is necessarily better than yours.  Everyone has the same job from God, and if you leave your place it could mess up the order of things.
 

To summarize the quote more. The quote means that some things on this Earth are meant to be found by a certain person.  God put them on this Earth to be in that place. 
 

Human Status. The quote relates to story in the way that Kino was meant to find the pearl by God.  The other people that are trying to steal it were not meant to have the pearl.  Since they are trying to get the pearl; they forget about the dangers that the pearl brings. Juan Tomas warns Kino that the Pearl is taking Kino out of his place that God put him in, and people will not like that too well. 

Kino takes the pearl to the pearl buyers to get an estimate on how much the pearl brings in money. Why does he do this? He does this because he has no knowledge on how much the pearl is worth, but what makes the pearl buyer such an expert on how much the pearl is worth? People think that because they are bigger, stronger, and smarter that they are held at a higher standard, or "might is right".

Real Life Example: When the British traveled over to the America's to seek new land, they came and settled on Native American land. To relate this to the quote, the British left their "station" and went searching to other "stations". Put your feet in a soccer players shoes. If you leave your position and don't notify your teammate; then your team can get punished by the opposing team.  As soon as you leave, the other team notices your mistake and capitalizes on the mistake to lead to a goal.