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BOOK TALK WITH LUKE KOEPPEN The Pearl By: John Steinbeck

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  1. 1. The PearlBy: John Steinbeck
  2. 2. Steinbeck was born on February 27,1902 He attended Stanford University, whichis in California. Though John Steinbeck nevergraduated from Stanford. He began to write on his own but hefailed.
  3. 3. In the pearl it begins with a family of 3. there is amother Juana, a father Kino, and a son Coyotito. Theyall lived together in a small town. They lived in asmall hut and Kino pearl dives for a living
  4. 4. In the middle of the pearl a scorpioncomes in their hut and Coyotito issleeping. The scorpion crawls abovethe crib while Coyotito is still sleepingthen Coyotito wakes up and thescorpion falls and stings Coyotito.
  5. 5. After Coyotito was stung the next Day Kino went over to the riverand when he was diving he found a huge pearl. With the pearl he triedto get medicine to get Coyotito to be cured. The doc didnt take thepearl but everyone in town wanted that pearl.