Poverty in John Steinbeck's The Pearl

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Poverty in John Steinbeck's The Pearl is written by Louise Hawker and published by Greenhaven Publishing LLC. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0737758082 (ISBN 10) and 9780737758085 (ISBN 13).

This informative volume examines John Steinbeck's life and work, with a specific look at key ideas related to The Pearl. The book discusses a variety of topics, including whether Kino chooses enslavement to wealth in order to escape poverty, and whether the townspeople have a parasitic relationship with the poor. The book also explores contemporary perspectives on poverty, such as the changing views of the term "culture of poverty" and the relationship between Western materialism and spiritual depression.