Greed in The Pearl and The Red Pony The novels "The Pearl" and "The Red Pony" both convey a message about life. In The Pearl, Steinbeck tells of a large pearl that is found and lost by a Mexican villager. The value of the pearl is great and with the value comes a lot of greed from others and problems for the villagers. This is a story that describes human nature and humanity's way of life. The Red Pony is the story of a boy and his big dreams. This book tells the reader about a country boy's dreams, the land and the fulfillment of life. These two novels are both similar to each other and tell about human strength and greed in life. In La Perla, the Mexican fisherman, Kino is very poor,