Deep Water By William O. Douglas

The story deep water is about how a simple fear can change you in a big way. The book seemed to be very inspiring. a boy who was dared to go under deep water almost dies and was scared for almost the rest of his life. Till he had hired a swimming instructor, who perfected each little detail of swimming day by day.

Someone who can over come his fear is always a bit inspiring. but overcoming a fear of death caused by water is just daring. many people have died of drowning and when near death you don't want to do what caused it. Once in your life you half to overcome a fear, and that's what the main character did in this story. the fear of the event was driving him crazy, and it was time to do something

After his event he avoids water for a very long time. As life goes on he starts to get sick of hiding from it. the salutation to his problem is an instructor. When the instructor teaches him, he teaches one simple thing, like waving you feet for weeks. At last he was perfected.

Although perfection or not he is afraid of chocking and drowning again. and there was only one way of finding out, putting his ability's to the test. The trial he decided was swimming to an island in a lake, and as he goes he realizes hes not afraid, and becomes a grate swimmer. if he could do that maybe everyone who is afraid of water can, that's the inspiration, and a very good one too.

The pearl By Jhon Stinebeck

The Pearl was a very astonishing book. when the main character kino finds a large pearl his world starts to fall apart. when they find the pearl it was to pay a doctor for a baby's wound from a scorpion bite. The doctor who hates Kinos race refuses to treat to baby. as news speeds around he decides to treat the baby, he just wanted the pearl. when the doctor asks for the money, that's when the tragedy starts.

As Kino finds what the pearl is worth, greet takes over him. Kino asks for more and more. As news keeps speeding people attack Kino because of the pearl, the hole family is in trouble, kinos only chose was to kill him, and he did. Kino, the peaceful man, kills another man.

The family runs to sell the pearl, and people are fallowing them. as they are forced to go into a cave. as the men stay to rest, kino must kill them befor they kill him. the as the wife Jana and the baby are hiding in a cave the baby cries. When the people hear that, they shoot, and the baby dies.

After the event, kino takes one final look and sees his baby dead, and throws it in the sea. all the people killed, the baby dead, the house gone, for nothing. he got nothing that he wanted. A very tragic ending as a simple mans life turns into a nightmare.

Final reflection: the pearl by John stienbeck

The pearl to me was a great book. it had a lot of mysteries like who attacked Kino when he was sleeping. Books like this make some people want to read more. when the doctor treated the baby did he make it sick on purpose to get more money, that's one of the many other mysteries about the doctor. the doctor in this book is very greedy and only wanted money for his treatments, he would have never treated the baby if they never found the pearl because he hates that race, that part was a real grabber to readers.

Jana most likely believes that the pearl will destroy them because it is bringing too much greet, and too much greet could cause insanity. Kino is starting to ask for too much from and does even turn insane.

Juana may believe this because Kino is getting very protective and is starting not to trust people. ever since they found the pearl the doctor realized that he wants to help the baby and a priest has even shone up witch never happens. Kino is also suspecting too much.