An easily answered question. Water is generally symbolized as rebirth in literature. Most animals need water to survive and to live on. There is a need for survival. However, animals will compete for it and that is the death side of it.
In the book "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck, water symbolizes purity, life, and rejuvenation. It represents the source of sustenance for Kino and his family, as well as the source of both opportunity and danger as they navigate the challenges that arise from finding the pearl. Water also symbolizes the cyclical nature of life and the unpredictable forces of nature.
It symbolizes the destructive nature of materialism, or evil. At first in the novel however, it represents a simply goodness, but as Kino changes, so does the representation of the pearl.
Greed
John Steinbeck used the pearl as a symbol in the book to represent greed, materialism, and the corrupting influence of wealth. The pearl serves as a metaphor for how people's desire for wealth can lead to destruction and loss.
the men
Hope
Freedom
the books symbolize wings.
pearl harbor
water
The Pearl symbolizes freedom to Kino and his family since he can use the money he gets from selling the pearl to move them out of poverty.
what is the dramatic irony in the book the pearl?
A book would best symbolize knowledge as it represents wisdom, education, and the accumulation of information over time.
disgrace
a lake could symbolize as life because it's a body of water and water symbolizes life but it depends on the context.