Story Elements
Figurative Language
Theme
Symbolism
Who said it?
100
Type of story where a lesson is learned
What is a parable?
100
"Her dark eyes made little reflected stars."
What is a metaphor?
100
The priest acts like a man of God, but all he cares about is Kino's pearl.
What is appearance vs reality? Or What is greed?
100
symbolizes purity and innocence
Who is Coyotito?
100
"Have I nothing better to do than cure insect bites for 'little Indians'?
Who is the doctor?
200
Where in La Paz, Mexico the story took place
What is an estuary (mouth of the river)
200
"He hissed at her like a snake..."
What is a simile?
200
The doctor faked healing Coyotito so that Kino would be indebted to him.
What is appearance vs reality?
200
symbolizes cultural heritage, history and tradition
What is Kino's canoe?
200
"Kino, thou art named after a great man - and a great Father of the Church."
Who is the priest?
300
The type of genre of The Pearl
What is historical fiction?
300
"The wind screamed over the gulf."
What is personification?
300
Because the villagers are uneducated and inexperienced, the pearl traders are able to cheat and manipulated them.
What is social oppression?
300
The Song of the Pearl that Might be symbolizes this.
What is Hope?
300
This thing is evil. This pearl is like a sin! It will destroy us."
Who is Juana?
400
The climax of the story
What is when trackers follow Kino and Kino brings them down?
400
"The news swept on past the brush houses, and it washed in a foaming wave into the town of stone and plaster."
What is a metaphor?
400
The pearl at the beginning of the novel vs the pearl at the end of the novel.
What is good vs evil?
400
Kino and his family are symbols of this.
What is mankind?
400
"This pearl is like fool's gold. It is too large. Who would buy it?"
Who is the pearl trader?
500
The resolution of the story
What is when Kino and Juana come home with Coyotito's body and they throw away the pearl?
500
Coyotito's name (hint: think about his death)
What is foreshadowing?
500
family, evil, the Pearl that Might Be,
What are Kino's songs
500
Kino's as a part of nature is symbolized through these creatures.
What are ants?
500
"Kino is gone. If he went to the sea, he is drowned by now."
Who is Juan Tomas?
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