How does Steinbeck's description of the life under the sea differ from that of life on land in The Pearl?

In
, the land is generally the realm of concrete fact and the undersea a world
of possibility. On land,describes many settings in detail, which gives the reader a solid sense
of such things as Kinos and Juanas living situation. With small details, such as Kino watching
the ants dig traps and fall into them, the author both...