The Broken Cup:Poem

The broken cup

i wonder why it broke

and how it broke

the most beautiful cup amongst all

i wish it could be back to normal

it was the cup all other cups were jealous of

the one i was fond of

now its broken

i can't believe it

i have no cup to use

whenever i need to drink

Comparison with the theme of the Pearl.

URL:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8360550.stm(NOTE:copy and paste the URL,if you want to read the article.)

The article is a about a Zambian president Mr Chiluba who was accused of embezzling $500,000( from the public funds by the people,that was meant to be used to build schools,hospitals and facilitate the public places and He also spent out of the public fund trying to prove his innocence against all the prosecution.

This article relates to the theme of the pearl because the Zambian was greedy and cared only about himself and does not care about what he does and the decisions he makes,how they affects others around him. This was what happened to Kino too,before he found the pearl ha cared about his son,wife and others around him, but after finding the pearl he forgets about others and cares only about himself. His intention was to find a pearl that he was going to use to pay the doctor but after finding it,his intention changed completely to wanting the pearl to make him rich. The intention of the President was to serve his country wholeheartedly but when he sees that the country gains a lot of money,he changes his mind to wanting the whole money to himself. That is how i think the article relates to the theme of the pearl.

Daily Reflections

The novella "the pearl" shows the greediness of human beings and how their expectations expand daily as they grow and learn more things in life.

Coyotito got sting by the sting and Juana and Kino were so desperate of curing him because he was their only child and they were afraid of losing him because from the sting,it will turn to a swell and it will turn to a stomach cramp and he will die.So they set out for the river and luckily for them they found a pearl but before they found the pearl they went to the doctor and the doctor ignored them but now they found the pearl and he came to cure Coyotito and after that evil started befalling them.

This shows that people only love those that have what they can give out like money and wealth.It also shows that money is the root of all evil.

This relates to my life because when i did not have so much my friends never felt like i was living because they were all like always spending money and i could not spend as much as they can so this shows that Kino did not have so much as the doctor had expected to have so he treats them like as if they are not important.

This is how it reflects in my daily life.

Daily Reflections

The novella "the pearl" talks about the greediness of people on Earth that they are never satisfied in life,our daily expectations will always expand day by day.