The Pearl Title: The title John Steinbeck gave to his novel, The Pearl, is significant to the meaning of the work. When you think of a pearl or any other kind of precious stone you think of the wealth and prosperity it could bring and the happiness that would follow. The title in itself is ironic because considering that a pearl is of great wealth, you would assume that it would also give great happiness. …showed first 75 words of 1815 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1815 total…Coyotito. When the scorpion stung Coyotito, he thought that the pearl would be the answer to all his problems and bring them nothing but their dreams. In the end, though too late, he finally made a wise decision to rid himself of the pearl along with the troubles that it brought. In The Pearl, Steinbeck expresses the fact that man's manifestation for wealth and property leads to the self-destruction of man, both mentally, and physically.