In the book the pearl What does the audience know about the Pearl Buyers that Kino does not know?

The pearl buyers were all part of a single 'unit/ organization', appearing to be in competition with each other and were just trying to cheat Kino into selling his pearl at a much lower price.

Explanation:

John Steinbeck's "The Pearl" revolves around the story of Kino, a pearl diver, and his pearl that he found. In his attempt to try to get the highest price for the pearl, the story delves into the very nature of man, the greed and evil, and defying society.

When Kino tried to sell his "Pearl of the World", the buyers acted. They told him his pearl is fake, or that it will not be bought by anyone for the amount that he asks for. While trying to dupe the diver, the buyers, who were all part of the same 'unit' under a single businessman, they 'faked' pit themselves, trying to act as if they were thinking of Kino's best interest. The "big boss" of the pearl buyers had taken all the buyers to be a party to his business, symbolizing capitalism.

The audience/ readers know that the buyers were trying to cheat Kino into selling his pearl by acting as an independent buyer while in truth, they were all buying for the same "Big Boss".  

the characters in string all have major secrets that they strive to avoid revealing throughout the play.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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