Literary Analysis

Group member: Alexandra, Claire, Ezou, Luciano

Agenda
Part one: Theme

Part two: Figurative Language

Part three: Feminist Literacy Analysis

Part one
Theme
 Theme Sentence
In The Pearl, Steinbeck presents an idea that
wealth is a curse for human which makes them
become evil, greedy, and lose the original
intention.

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Evidence
The evil

• “And in the surface of the pearl he saw Coyotito lying in the little cave
with the top of his head shot away” (Steinbeck, 1947, p. 89).

The greedy

• “Perhaps, some argued, perhaps it would have been better if Kino took
the one thousand five hundred pesos. That is a great deal of money, more
than he has ever seen” (Steinbeck, 1947, p. 54).

Loss of original intention

• “He struck her in the face with his clenched fist and she fell among the
boulders, and he kicked her in the side” (Steinbeck, 1947, p. 59).
 Part two
Figurative Language
 Evidence

Metaphor

• The poison sacs of the town began to manufacture venom, and the town swelled and puffed with the pressure
of it. (Steinbeck, 1947, p. 27).

Simile

• He hissed at her like a snake, and Juana stared at him with wide unfrightened eyes, like a sheep before the
butcher (Steinbeck, 1947, p. 60).

Simile

• And the pearl was ugly; it was gray, like a malignant growth (Steinbeck, 1947, p. 89).
 Part three
Feminist Literacy Analysis
Feminist Literary Analysis

Definition

• Feminist literary analysis is a school of thought that

uses the principles and ideology of feminism to analysis
the language of literature.
 Feminist Literary Analysis
Women’s Role

• “She put her hand on Coyotito’s covered head.

‘Open it,’ she said softly” （ Steinbeck,1947, p22).

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Feminist Literary Analysis
Minor character

• “Juana’s arm was up to throw when he leaped at her. He struck her in the face with clenched fist
and she fell among the boulders, and he kicked her in the side” (Steinbeck, 1947, p59).
 Feminist Literary Analysis
Women’s attitude toward men

• “Juana quieted him as she would quiet a sick child. ‘Hush’, she said, “Here is your pearl. I found it
in the path. Can you hear me now? here is your pearl. Can you understand? You have killed a man.
We must go away’” (Steinbeck,1947, p63).

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