The Pearl Chapter 4-5
The words "Go with God" are an example of?
Catholic Traditions
Juana is most like a
Christ-like figure
He practiced Legerdemain. He rolled the coin back and forth over his knuckles making it appear and disappear.
Describe the game the pearl buyer played with his coin.
The pearl buyers would never get more or less than their salary, but for them it was the thrill of the hunt. It was about who could talk the fisherman into selling his pearl
Explain the significance to Steinbeck's sentence that includes "no one does less than his best"?
What does Juan Tomas tell Kino when he is leaving
Go with God
Hit her in the face, kicked her in the side
How did Kino show his anger towards Juana?
He wore it tilted a little to the front to show a sign of aggressiveness and seriousness and vigor.
How did Kino wear his hat and what did it show?
Share theories and ideas about what happened to Kino and where he went
How does Juan Tomas divert suspicion among the neighbors?
Half insane and half god
How does Juana define being "a man"?
She feels no anger for him and accepts his rage
How does Juana react to being beaten by Kino?
As long as they are not in danger or discomfort from
How far will friends help Kino, according to Juan Tomas?
From poor, happy, and peaceful to paranoid, wealth-obsessed, and violent
How has Kino changed from the beginning of the novel?
Soul
Kino compares the pearl to his ________________.
Fools gold
To what did the first pearl buyer compare the pearl?
The capital
To where did Kino plan to take the pearl next?
Leprosy
What dangerous disease does Kino compare himself to?
They slitted their eyes a little and tightened their lips.
What defense did native Mexican Indians have against their colonizers?
To be silent and be near him
What did Juana think was best for her to do in support of Kino's decision?
Throw it into the sea while Kino slept
What did Juana try to do with the pearl?
Killed a man - slit his throat
What did Kino do in self-defense while being attacked?
Some said he was a pigheaded fool and some said that he was a brave man.
What did Kino's neighbors say about Kino's decision to not sell the pearl?
He sent for the other buyers to come look at the pearl to show that there is no collusion.
What did the buyer do in good faith to Kino?
1000 pesos
What did the first pearl buyer offer Kino for the pearl?
A devil
What does Juan Tomas say is inside the pearl?
That sudden wealth wouldn't turn him evil and cold.
What had Kino's neighbors hoped would not happen to Kino?
He was attacked and cut in darkness.
What happened To Kino when he stepped outside the hut?
A hole was broken in the bottom
What happened to Kino's boat?
Searched and set on fire
What happened to Kino's brush hut?
Nothing, he made no sign or movement with his face.
What happened to the pearl buyer's face when he saw the pearl?
That each man and woman was a soldier sent by God to guard some part of the castle of the universe.
What message did the Father relay in his annual sermon?
When the pearl buyers acted alone, they would get excited bidding for the pearl that they would overpay the fisherman no the agents worked separately, but for one buyer.
What seemed to be a wasteful method for the pearl buyers and in what way did they solve this?
1500 pesos
What was the highest offer Kino received for his pearl?
Juan Tomas and Apolonia
Who hid Kino and his family in their home?
Juan Tomas
Who walked beside Kino on the way to the city?
Kino killed a man and would not be given a fair chance to explain
Why did Kino and Juana have to leave their home?
Boats are sacred and respected - it would be an evil beyond thinking
Why did Kino not steal a boat that belonged to his neighbor?
Everyone wanted to join in the procession and show their support.
Why did no one go fishing on the day of the pearl selling?
It is not good to have an inferior pearl sit beside one of beauty
Why did the pearl buyers remove all other pearls from their desks?
The agents stole the pearls and were never heard from again
Why do the fishermen not send their pearls to the capital anymore?
When Kino is described as a snake and Juana as a sheep -- this is an example of?
allusion (animal imagery)
hissed, tracked, bared -- are examples of
animal imagery
What does the darkness symbolize?
hiding from the truth/descending into evil
When Juana tries to save Kino from himself by getting rid of the pearl -- example of which theme
importance of family
The animal imagery is used to show that Kino
is losing his humanity
Kino believes that the destruction of a man's canoe is worse than
killing a man
the pearl buyers manipulation of the buying system is an example of which theme
power of greed
the pearl buyers hands messing with the coins is an example of
synecdoche
What does light imagery symbolize?
the truth revealed/goodness