What does the water symbolize in the book the pearl?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

Greed