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'John Steinbeck uses songs to set the mood in The Pearl.' Discuss.

      

'John Steinbeck uses songs to set the mood in The Pearl.' Discuss.

  

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Martin
Introduction

Song is a stylistic device that Steinbeck uses to set the mood in The pearl, Kino's mood is always predicted by the songs in his head. These songs change according to the events that are about to take place in his life.

Illustrations

Steinbeck uses the song motif to set the mood in the novel. Every song that Kino hears is a reflection of what he is going through in his life at a particular time. Each of Kino's emotions is given a song.

Kino loves his family and wakes up early to fend for them each day. He hears the song of the family. This brings contentment in his life. Juana also sings an ancient song that is part of the family song that reassured them that the family was safety and warmth, and made them whole.

Kino's people sang about everything that happened and existed: fishes, light, the sun, the moon. Kino had a secret song of the pearl that might be. When he is fishing, the melody of the maybe pearl is in his ears and he gets the greatest pearl in the world. there is the song of evil, the music of the enemy. This is what plays in Kino's head just before the scorpion bites little Coyotito. There is the Song of the Family which Kino uses as a battle cry.

The music of evil comes to Kino just before a thief comes to attack him while trying to steal the pearl. Kino and Juana escape to the north. The music of the pearl is triumphant and melody of the family is quiet as they walk to safety, In the mountains is the music of evil and Kino hides the pearl in his clothing as the music becomes sinister, the music of the enemy is heard low in the mountains as Kino is attacked by the trackers and the song of family gives him courage to fight.

Conclusion

Songs are used to set the mood in the novel. They help the reader know whether what is about to happen is good or bad. It gives the work artistic beauty.

marto answered the question on August 27, 2019 at 08:23

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