The Pearl – Study Questions Chapters 1-2 1. Describe what happens to Coyotito. 2. What does the doctor think about Kino and his people? How does he respond to Kino’s request for help? 3. Why do Kino and Juana go pearl fishing? Describe what Kino finds. What other piece of good fortune occurs to Kino and Juana? 4. In spite of their poverty‚ what do Kino and Juana seem to think about life at the very beginning of the novel? How do you know? Chapters 3-4 5. According to the narrator‚ why has Kino
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possessions.” In John Steinbeck’s The Pearl‚ Kino‚ the doctor‚ and the priest all allow their greed to control their lives. Instead of their focus being God‚ their only ambition is worldly wealth. Kino’s envy of those more fortunate than he is leads to his greed causing him to make poor choices. Like any young man‚ Kino is ambitious. He desires to move beyond his station in life. When he finds a great pearl he feels that this is his chance to fulfill his desires. Kino envisions what he would be able to
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Chapter 1 1. | What two items made up Kino’s breakfast? | | 2. | How did each parent react to the baby’s approaching danger? | | 3. | Where did Coyotito sleep? | | 4. | How did Kino react to the servant’s reply? | | 5. | What was the rich doctor doing when his servant approached him with Kino’s request to treat Coyotito? | | 6. | In the case of saving their only child’s life‚ money is a key issue. Write about a situation you once experienced or learned
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“She knew she could help him best by being silent and by being near” (Steinbeck 26(PDF version) ). The Pearl revolves around Kino‚ a simple pearl diver in La Paz‚ Mexico‚ and his wife Juana‚ an obedient wife who hopes to support Kino. Kino‚ Juana‚ and their baby Coyotito live along the beach in La Paz and are simple folk. They are poor and are often taken advantage of by richer classes. Kino and Juana’s religion is a mixture of Roman Catholicism and the “Old Religion”. The story explores the negative
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As the conflict rises‚ Kino has change from a loving husband to an angry and disturbed man which are revealed in his thoughts‚ speech‚ and actions. One change that makes him an angry person is when the refuses to treat Kino because of his race. For example‚ Kino has “struck the gate” with his bare hand and his knuckles were “split” with “blood” gushing out (Steinbeck 7). Of course‚ any husband would be angry because a doctor has not want to attend a poor family and would change after this dilemma
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“But in the song there was a secret little inner song‚ hardly perceptible‚ but always there‚ sweet and secret and clinging‚ almost hiding in the counter-melody and this was the song of the pearl that might be‚ for every shell thrown in the basket might contain a pearl” (Steinbeck 17). This is something that might forever deceive us‚ because of its ’sweet’ counter-melody. This is the deception of money. It still happens today- people confuse money with power‚ because in some way‚ money can lead
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today. When we have conflicts on other countries soil it does not affect us as Americans as an attack on our own. The outcome is complete pandemonium and will change the mindset forever‚ thus the attack on Pearl Harbor changed ours ceaselessly. The attack on Pearl Harbor will be known as one of the most devastating attacks on American Soil along with the Attack of September 11‚ 2001. We have fought numerous wars mostly abroad‚ but without a shadow of doubt the attack on Pearl Harbor will never
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Theme Analysis of "The Good Earth" by Pearl S. Buck In "The Good Earth"‚ Pearl S. Buck takes you through the life cycle of a farmer who feels an immense dependency for the land. Wang-Lung‚ the main character‚ must endure the challenges and struggles against society‚ the environment‚ and fatality in order to provide for his family and ensure his rise from poverty to wealth. Within the novel‚ several themes emerge. As entailed in the title‚ the earth is definitely the central theme in the novel
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The Pearl River Piano Group Sakina Boulal Glion Institute of Higher Education December 7th‚ 2014 Executive Summary Pearl River Piano Group (PRPG) was established in 1956 in Guangzhou‚ China. Nowadays PRPG is considered the largest factory of musical instrument in the world with a domination of the domestic Chinese market and a 13% market share in America‚ by producing over 83‚000 pianos in the world in 2008 and exporting to more than 80 countries. Zhicheng Tong is a talented
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Essay Kino’s dream for his son’s education plays a big role in the Novel The Pearl. An education is very important for Kino’s people. Coyotito’s education would change his people’s history. It would greatly affect his people’s future as well. Coyotito’s education would benefit Kino’s people greatly. The education of Coyotito is Important for to change the history of Kino’s people. His knowledge would change his peoples past of being cheated. In the novel‚ it shows how Kino’s people have common knowledge
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