Response to The Pearl

In The Pearl By John Steinbeck the lesson is Don't let things that are to good to be true change who you are. In the beginning of the story Kino is happy with his life. He has a beautiful wife, a healthy baby boy and a house on the sea. When Coyotito is stung he is angry and begins to change and with everything he does has a little more anger in it and is not like Kino to do. When he finds the pearl he is grateful and happy and has hope that Coyotito can be cured, but now has great wealth and begins thinking differently. When he goes to sell the pearl he is doubtful and greedy, the man offers 1,000 dollars and Kino refuses thinking he is being cheated, where as the original Kino in the beginning of the story who is happy and selfless, would have accepted the offer without hesitation and with great thanks. By letting the evil take over who he is there are many consequences the worst probably being losing his son. And i think he finally realized when Coyotito died that he was being ridiculous and was to late to change back to himself.