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. The Pearl. Library Journalin The Pearl.The pearl brings nothing but evil and (November 1, 1947): 1540.misfortune until Kino finally throws it back into Levant, Howard.The Novels of John Steinbeck: A Criti-the sea.cal Study.Columbia: University of Missouri Press,1974.THE FILM: THE PEARL (RKO, 1948) New Novels. New Statesman and Nation, NovemberBased on the novel by John Steinbeck 6, 1948, 400 401.Prescott, Orville. Books of the Times. New YorkScreenplay: John Steinbeck, Emilio Fernández,Times, November 24, 1947, 21.and Jack WagnerSteinbeck, John.The Pearl.New York: Viking, 1947.Director: Emilio FernándezSugrue, Thomas. Steinbeck s Mexican Folk-Tale. Producer: Oscar DanugersNew York Herald Tribune, December 7, 1947, 4.Kino: Pedro ArmendárizTimmerman, John H. The Shadow and the Pearl:Juana: María Elena MarquésJungian Patterns in The Pearl. In The Short NovelsSteinbeck collaborated closely on the production of John Steinbeck, edited by Jackson J.Benson.of the film in 1945 and 1946.In November 1947 Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1990,the novella version of the story was published by 143 161.Viking Press.Although there are differencesbetween the film version and the novella, thetheme of story remains the same.For example, cer-tain characters and events were added to or elimi- A Plea for Tourists (1955)nated from the film to give it more dramaticcoherence.The film version lacks that strong fla- This essay, first published in Punch, January 26,vor of parable that gives the novel its unique and 1955, was written while Steinbeck was living inpowerful style.Unable to find strong interest for France with his wife and family.At the time he wasthe screenplay in Hollywood, Steinbeck doggedly writing a series of columns about PARIS for thepursued a Mexican production company to make French magazine FIGARO LITTÉRAIRE.As an Ameri-the film in MEXICO with Mexican actors.The can traveling abroad, Steinbeck was genuinely con-writer poured considerable time and effort into the cerned about the impression that he made on hisproduction of the film, often spending weeks and foreign hosts; but after spending a significant time A Primer on the 30 s 171traveling, he came to believe that tourists were not of a mountain on the southern Italian coastline.really getting a fair shake on the Continent.In real- Steinbeck and his wife traveled there on the adviceity American tourists had saved their hard-earned of several friends, in a taxi driven by a crazed Ital-money to experience the great American dream of ian named Signor Bassano.He describes being hud-the grand European tour; and yet when they arrive dled in the backseat, weeping with his wife while they find themselves scorned, and they suspect Signor Bassano hurtled the taxi along skinny roadsthey are being cheated. He complains that the bad carved into the sides of cliffs overhanging thebehavior of a few tourists is attributed to them all.ocean.When they finally arrive at Positano, theyHe asks why such contempt exists for American find it beautiful so charming, in fact, that he wor-tourists when what they are really doing is offering ries briefly about telling anyone else about it, lest itthe greatest compliment one people can pay be overrun with tourists and lose its natural attrac-another.Steinbeck complains of the dislike that tion.He decides that the steps are too steep, thegreets many visiting Americans, making them roads too narrow, and there just isn t enough room even more quiet and shy than usual. Tourism, he for the tourist hordes to descend, so it s safe.insists, if the tourist is not too badly treated, is a He goes on to describe the town: the mayor is away to lose some isolation and suspicion of foreign- Communist nobleman; the Emperor Tiberius useders, for it is difficult to hate people you know.to get his flour from there; every year there is a fes-tival to reenact the night when Saracen piratesstole a Byzantine painting of the Virgin Mary butreturned it when they received a vision.The town A Plea to Teachers (1955) used to be a shipping center, but after steamshipsbegan to rule the ocean, about three-quarters of A Plea to Teachers, published in Saturday Review the population immigrated to America in theon April 30, 1955, is written as a humorous edito- 1860s.Now it s a small fishing village that com-rial letter to America s teachers, who Steinbeck petes for fish and salvage with another nearby vil-claims have with the best and highest intentions lage, Praiano.Several writers, including Johnreleased a monster. He complains that for the past McKnight, who recommended Positano to thefew years he has been receiving letters from chil- Steinbecks, have stayed there to finish books.dren requesting his assistance with the term papers Steinbeck wraps up the essay with a funny anec-that they have been assigned to write about the dote about a Thanksgiving turkey that McKnightauthor.As more and more letters arrive, their tone and his wife nearly lost to the ocean, but which wasis slowly changing.He notes that some of the stu- returned by the industrious Positano fishermen.dents actually blamed him as the cause of their Apparently, the turkey tasted of saltwater, evenhaving to write a term paper.Steinbeck claims that after it was cooked [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]
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. The Pearl. Library Journalin The Pearl.The pearl brings nothing but evil and (November 1, 1947): 1540.misfortune until Kino finally throws it back into Levant, Howard.The Novels of John Steinbeck: A Criti-the sea.cal Study.Columbia: University of Missouri Press,1974.THE FILM: THE PEARL (RKO, 1948) New Novels. New Statesman and Nation, NovemberBased on the novel by John Steinbeck 6, 1948, 400 401.Prescott, Orville. Books of the Times. New YorkScreenplay: John Steinbeck, Emilio Fernández,Times, November 24, 1947, 21.and Jack WagnerSteinbeck, John.The Pearl.New York: Viking, 1947.Director: Emilio FernándezSugrue, Thomas. Steinbeck s Mexican Folk-Tale. Producer: Oscar DanugersNew York Herald Tribune, December 7, 1947, 4.Kino: Pedro ArmendárizTimmerman, John H. The Shadow and the Pearl:Juana: María Elena MarquésJungian Patterns in The Pearl. In The Short NovelsSteinbeck collaborated closely on the production of John Steinbeck, edited by Jackson J.Benson.of the film in 1945 and 1946.In November 1947 Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1990,the novella version of the story was published by 143 161.Viking Press.Although there are differencesbetween the film version and the novella, thetheme of story remains the same.For example, cer-tain characters and events were added to or elimi- A Plea for Tourists (1955)nated from the film to give it more dramaticcoherence.The film version lacks that strong fla- This essay, first published in Punch, January 26,vor of parable that gives the novel its unique and 1955, was written while Steinbeck was living inpowerful style.Unable to find strong interest for France with his wife and family.At the time he wasthe screenplay in Hollywood, Steinbeck doggedly writing a series of columns about PARIS for thepursued a Mexican production company to make French magazine FIGARO LITTÉRAIRE.As an Ameri-the film in MEXICO with Mexican actors.The can traveling abroad, Steinbeck was genuinely con-writer poured considerable time and effort into the cerned about the impression that he made on hisproduction of the film, often spending weeks and foreign hosts; but after spending a significant time A Primer on the 30 s 171traveling, he came to believe that tourists were not of a mountain on the southern Italian coastline.really getting a fair shake on the Continent.In real- Steinbeck and his wife traveled there on the adviceity American tourists had saved their hard-earned of several friends, in a taxi driven by a crazed Ital-money to experience the great American dream of ian named Signor Bassano.He describes being hud-the grand European tour; and yet when they arrive dled in the backseat, weeping with his wife while they find themselves scorned, and they suspect Signor Bassano hurtled the taxi along skinny roadsthey are being cheated. He complains that the bad carved into the sides of cliffs overhanging thebehavior of a few tourists is attributed to them all.ocean.When they finally arrive at Positano, theyHe asks why such contempt exists for American find it beautiful so charming, in fact, that he wor-tourists when what they are really doing is offering ries briefly about telling anyone else about it, lest itthe greatest compliment one people can pay be overrun with tourists and lose its natural attrac-another.Steinbeck complains of the dislike that tion.He decides that the steps are too steep, thegreets many visiting Americans, making them roads too narrow, and there just isn t enough room even more quiet and shy than usual. Tourism, he for the tourist hordes to descend, so it s safe.insists, if the tourist is not too badly treated, is a He goes on to describe the town: the mayor is away to lose some isolation and suspicion of foreign- Communist nobleman; the Emperor Tiberius useders, for it is difficult to hate people you know.to get his flour from there; every year there is a fes-tival to reenact the night when Saracen piratesstole a Byzantine painting of the Virgin Mary butreturned it when they received a vision.The town A Plea to Teachers (1955) used to be a shipping center, but after steamshipsbegan to rule the ocean, about three-quarters of A Plea to Teachers, published in Saturday Review the population immigrated to America in theon April 30, 1955, is written as a humorous edito- 1860s.Now it s a small fishing village that com-rial letter to America s teachers, who Steinbeck petes for fish and salvage with another nearby vil-claims have with the best and highest intentions lage, Praiano.Several writers, including Johnreleased a monster. He complains that for the past McKnight, who recommended Positano to thefew years he has been receiving letters from chil- Steinbecks, have stayed there to finish books.dren requesting his assistance with the term papers Steinbeck wraps up the essay with a funny anec-that they have been assigned to write about the dote about a Thanksgiving turkey that McKnightauthor.As more and more letters arrive, their tone and his wife nearly lost to the ocean, but which wasis slowly changing.He notes that some of the stu- returned by the industrious Positano fishermen.dents actually blamed him as the cause of their Apparently, the turkey tasted of saltwater, evenhaving to write a term paper.Steinbeck claims that after it was cooked [ Pobierz caÅ‚ość w formacie PDF ]