The Pearl 'And The Treasure Of Lemon Brown'

767 Words4 Pages
People often believe in certain things but they often change their beliefs because of experiences they had had or will have. In the novel The Pearl , written by John Steinbeck, and the fictional short story “The treasure of Lemon Brown,” written by Walter Dean Myers. This is exactly what happens. A man finds a pearl and tries to sell it, but instead kills a man trying to protect it. When running away his baby was shot by a tracker, and Kino learns money isn’t important, and throws the pearl back into the water. Greg wants to play basketball but his dad won’t let him because of his grades. He sneaks out and meets Lemon Brown. Lemon Brown shows Greg his treasure and tells him that his dad only wants the best for him. Kino and Greg both begin their stories with a sense of what's important in life, and as these stories continue their beliefs change.…show more content…
“It wasn’t often the \scorpions took on new players, especially fourteen- year old, and this was a chance of a lifetime for Greg”(Myers 17). This shows Greg thinks that basketball is the most important thing in his life right now, but it isn’t and he will figure that out. Playing with the scorpions would change Greg's life, but he can’t play because of his grades. So in order to play he has to bring his grades up. “In Kino’s head there was a strong now, clear,soft and if had been able to speak of it, he would have called Song of Family”(Steinbeck 2). This shows that when Kino is with his family a song comes to his head, Kino thinks his family is the most important in his small simple life. He isn’t allowed to speak of the song, but he wishes he could because of how much he loves his small family. Kino and Greg have something that they think is important to them and soon they will go through experiences that will change their
Show More
Related

  • Walter Dean Myer's Short Story 'The Treasure Of Lemon Brown'

    649 Words  | 3 Pages

    heart has hidden treasures, in secret kept, in silence sealed; the thoughts, the hopes, the dreams, the pleasures, Whose charms were broken if revealed.” -Charlotte Bronte. Walter Dean Myer’s short story, “The Treasure of Lemon Brown,” explores the values of Greg Ridley, a 14 year old boy who yearns to play basketball, but can't because his grades for math are too low. The novel, The Pearl, written by John Steinbeck tells an old legend of a man named Kino who finds a perfect pearl, soon being corrupted

    Read More

  • The Treasure Of Lemon Brown Research Paper

    935 Words  | 4 Pages

    it. Both The Pearl by John Steinbeck, a fictional story and the short story “The Treasure of Lemon Brown” by Walter Dean Myers are about this. The Pearl is about a man named Kino who finds a pearl, then his wife Juana says that it is giving them bad luck and he needs to throw it back into the ocean. Kino, Juana, and Coyotito then try to go to the capital to sell the pearl but Coyotito dies, so they do not end up making it there. Kino and Juana go back home and Kino throws the pearl back into the

    Read More

More about The Pearl 'And The Treasure Of Lemon Brown'

Open Document