Characters
This character tries to suck the poison out of Coyotito after he is stung by the scorpion.
Who is Juana?
In what city and country do Kino and his family live?
La Paz, Mexico
This man directed the 1947 adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novella The Pearl.
Who is Emilio Fernandez?
A tale told to present a moral lesson of universal significance, a story that speaks to all people everywhere.
What is a parable?
"It was as large as a seagull's egg." (comparison using like or as)
What is a simile?
These characters are the town's best experts in financial analysis and rumors.
Who are the beggars?
After discovering the pearl, what are the 5 things Kino wishes to do?
This character had their name changed from book to film, though their role in the story did not.
Who is Coyotito?
A soft, moist mass of substance applied to the body as a remedy or medicine.
"A town is a thing like a colonial animal?"
What is a simile?
This character prays for a large pearl rather than Coyotito's recovery
Who is Juana?
How does the doctor find out where Kino has hidden the pearl?
Kino's eyes go to the hiding place.
This character serves as the moral compass for the novel but is noticeably absent in the film by Emilio Fernandez.
Who is Juan Tomas?
An extreme greed for riches.
What is avarice?
"The coyotes cried and laughed in the brush." (giving animals and inanimate objects human qualities)
What is personification?
This character views the native villagers as animals.
Who is the doctor?
Which song does Kino ironically hear when the priest visits?
The song of evil.
This scene simply did not happen in the novel detracting from the overall theme and tone of the story.
What is the festival scene?
Made of a single block of stone.
What is monolithic?
What is a symbol?
This character advises Kino a number of times throughout the story and even provides him shelter in his lowest moment.
Who is Juan Tomas
How does the pearl buyer show the reader his surprise at seeing the size and beauty of Kino's pearl?
He drops his coin.
This character's role is expanded in the film, becoming more of an objectively evil, and vengeful mob boss type.
Who is the pearl merchant, or Patron?
What is an estuary?
Which character most symbolizes greed in the novel?
Who is the doctor?