Talk:The Pearl (novel)
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[edit] Disambig?
Not hi!!! sure if we need a disambiguation page for this... seems like the topics are entirely different (middle english work and John Steinbeck's work) --Spangineer 18:52, Nov 15, 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Original Research
The "Critical Note" section lacks citations and appears to go against the policy on no original research. It does not appear to be any copyright violation, judging from Googling phrases from it. It would be great for a book review or critical discussion site, however, it does not seem to be appropriate for Wikipedia. I'm going to remove this section from the article, as would be difficult to edit to NPOV because of the opinions and assertions that are made. FAE 02:28, 16 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pop Culture References
The underground-popular Fleming & John song "The Pearl" is a commentary about the morals argued in this book. I am not adding that info to the main page but pop culture references seem increasingly important in Wiki articles, so I'm putting that out there and deferring to other users. --Spesek 03:25, 24 September 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Kino and Juana
It says in their 'bios' that Kino died in an accident after Coyotito's death and that Juana killed herself afterwards. I don't recall this ever being mentioned in the book. I'm not sure whether I missed something in the novel, or if this is unnecessary information.
yes in the last chapter of the book, the narrator states that Kino died while fishing for food to feed him and juana when a thunderstorm hit and he drowned. Then it states that Juana hanged herself in grief. 69.115.46.242
Where in the last chapter did it state this? I seem to have some difficulty finding it.
its not really a chapter, its the thing in the back of the book that tells you what happenes to the characters after the story ends, i foreget what it's called.
I cant seem to find it, perhaps my book is missing something.
Its only in the first three editions that were published of the book. It was edidted out in the newer versions for some reason, But i read my grandpa's original version so that could be the confusion.69.115.46.242 23:28, 12 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Chapter 3
Why does the summary simply skip chapter three? And for anyone wondering, I'm pretty sure the Kino killing himself thing above is vandalism, the user who said it was in a version of the book had previous instances of blatant vandalism. JoeyETS 02:48, 1 June 2007 (UTC)
Yep, got chapter three written. -- Failure.exe 00:54, 19 October 2007 (UTC)
I READ THIS BOOK A DAY AGO AN I HAVENT SEEN THE PART OF KINO ENDING UP DEAD AND JUANA COMMITING SUWICIDE WHERE DID YOU ALL GET SUCH AN INFO CAN SOMEONE PLEASE INFORM ME SO THAT I CAN REFER TO IT. THANKS IN ADVANCE —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.131.186.18 (talk) 02:53, 28 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Death
At the end of chapter 6 it states that Juana is carrying a blood stained shawl. Is Coyotito dead? It was kind of unclear.72.49.98.68 16:49, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
Yeah, Coyotito died by getting hit from a ricochet bullet going into the cave. he's dead 24.186.245.84 —The preceding signed but undated comment was added at 15:53, August 25, 2007 (UTC). Of course he's dead, it said his head was rolling around in the cave —Preceding unsigned comment added by 205.244.36.120 (talk) 19:13, 5 June 2008 (UTC)
[edit] First edition cover
The image you have with the caption "First edition cover" is not the first edition. The true first edition was published by Viking in the U.S. The image you have is from the British edition published by Heineman in the UK. At the very least change the caption. --Smirkboy 14:35, 11 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Symbolism
Can someone write a sentence or two about the symbolism of the "scorpion"? 71.136.237.74 03:43, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:JohnSteinbeck ThePearl title.jpg
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BetacommandBot (talk) 22:02, 2 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Character?
"The Song of the Family" is under the Character section, to the best of my knowledge, the song is not a character. Can someone change this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.250.188.227 (talk) 22:56, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
