Imagery and Mood of the Pearl

Imagery and Mood of The Pearl In the book The Pearl, John Steinbeck shows how imagery can be used to produce mood. Steinbeck uses many different images to establish the mood of the story through mainly his choice of words and details of the setting. He puts an image in the reader's mind, which sets on atmosphere for the setting. Using many similes and metaphors the perfect mood is acquired for this work of art. …showed first 75 words of 671 total…

…showed last 75 words of 671 total…songs. As you can see imagery is displayed everywhere in The Pearl. It shows the mood of the scene through Steinbeck's words and phrases. He relates the characters and phrases to animals, shows how the pearl itself can give imagery and affect the mood. The music also displays imagery through Kino and sets the atmosphere of the section of the book. Steinbeck does a wonderful job of setting the mood by imagery in this story.