Total Page : 48
Publisher : Cliffs Notes
Publication Date : 1966 01 27
>> terriible
this book is a complete waste of time my life and money this book is so boring i would rather count all the grains of sand in the world i give this book a rating of 1000000000000000000000000000000000
>> Acceptable
This book arrived with a little smell
Smells like ites been stacked on the shelft or somewhere for awhile
but the condition for book pages are ok no missing pages so far
>> Song of the Family
John Steinbeck writes with heart and muscle Whether penning a lumbering masterpiece such as East of Eden or a short parable such as this he imbues character and setting with thought and feeling
Kino a young husband and father in the Gulf town of La Paz goes out one morning to dive for pearls He is happy He hears the song of his family in the trees yet also hears the song of evil murmuring in the tail of a scorpion His senses are tuned to the world around him to his village in particular and so it is that his discovery of a magnificent pearl comes as a sudden surprise and responsibility Soon he and his family are threatened by the greed of doctors and priests businessmen and busybodies Kino s wife wants the pearl tossed back into the sea but Kino cannot block his ears to the pearl s song of fortune and he presses ahead with his own plans
Based on a Mexican folk tale this story sings its own somber tune through the words of Steinbeck It s a morality tale an ode to hardworking men and women and a reminder of the things that are most important Like Pearl Buck s The Good Earth and Armstrong Sperry s Call it Courage this short but powerful tale highlights regular people facing the challenges of greed and cowardice Ultimately it s a song of the family a song Steinbeck sings often through his books
