We have all had time in our lives where greed and obsession for things to grant our desires can destroy our lives, mainly because we do not always act the way people want us to. In The Pearl, by John Steinbeck, Kino's fixation on the pearl and newly found ambitions corrupts his values and directs him away from the normal principles of his people. Steinbeck expresses that greed and obsession lead to the events, whether happy or sad, that can determine a person's destiny or the destiny of others who surround him, while also demonstrating the theme of greed through Kino's obsession to make his future better, but oversees the pearl's value, and puts his family's life in jeopardy.

In The Pearl, Kino is obsessed by the pearl's persuasive powers, which affects everything that he does. For example, shortly after Juana tried to convince Kino...