The Song Of The Pearl: An Essay About Steinbeck's Short Novel, The Pearl

John Steinbeck's The Pearl includes many referencesto songs that accompany the perceptions of a centralcharacter named, Kino. It is important to note that thewriter used the term 'song" and as such implied somethinggreater than a single musical note, chord, or phrase. Hewas referring to a streaming complex of feeling tones-- a melody or song. Such streaming influences fromthe unconscious may impact an individual's perception, judgment, decisions, and conclusions often before they areable to explain their reaction. While many can relate to suchexperiences, understanding the source and purpose couldenrich the experience. How the unconsciously inspiredinfluences impact us depends upon our individual adultmaturity, functional style, and attitude. An example of suchinfluences are regularly employed in film and stage plays.To unify an influence among individual audience members, a well developed film or stage play's musical score serves tobring together audience feeling tones to support a scene.It may dramatically increase the viewing experience acrossa wide range of individual styles. This essay introduces theconceptual tools to build an understanding and appreciationfor such influences. The essay could be used as supportingevidence for greater funding for the arts in education.

Author: Wesley Stillwagon Sr

Publisher: Independently published

Publication Date: Jun 10, 2019

Number of Pages: 52 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1073104370

ISBN-13: 9781073104376