Author’s Purpose & Structure
Steinbeck frames The Pearl as this type of moral tale - what is this called?
What is a parable?
The object that represents hope, greed, and destruction?
What is the pearl?
The pearl promises wealth but delivers ___
What is destruction?
What was the first thing Kino wanted to buy with the Pearl money?
What is a wedding in the church with Juana?
What is the inciting incident of the story (between exposition and rising action)?
What is the Scorpion stinging Coyotito?
"If this story is a parable, perhaps everyone takes his own meaning from it and reads hisown life into it. In any case, they say in the town that..."
The opening line suggests the story is already known, emphasizing its ___ nature...
What is timeless or universal?
The music that symbolizes Kino’s family and contentment?
What is the Song of the Family?
Kino seeks a better future for Coyotito but causes his ________
What is death?
What was the thing of highest value in Kino's family before they obtained the Pearl?
What is the canoe?
What conflict is presented in the story (more than one can be given).
What is character vs. nature (or character or society)?
“Kino’s eyes shone with excitement.”
This reaction foreshadows Kino’s eventual _________
What is obsession?
The sound that represents evil and danger?
What is the Song of Evil?
Kino believes the pearl gives him freedom, but it results in _________
What is entrapment/inner greed/ obsession?
How many times is Kino attacked?
What is three times (in his hut, after trying to sell the pearl and by the trackers)
What is the climax of the story?
What is when Kino kills one of his attackers in the hut and needs to leave La Paz.
Steinbeck uses inevitability to suggest the ending is driven by ___________
What is fate shaped by human greed?
The thing Kino dreams of owning, and which symbolizing power and status...?
What is the rifle?
The final act of throwing away the pearl does not restore happiness, and instead it is emphasizing ________
What is loss?
What does Juana famously call Kino after he hits her?
What is half insane and half God.
What are the different settings in the story?
What are La Paz, the brush house, the doctor's office, the pearl buyers store, and the desert.
“The pearl had become his soul.”
This quote shows Kino has lost the ability to __________
What is separate identity from material wealth?
The moment Kino attacks his wife, this symbolizes...?
What is toxic masculinity?
The trackers (and the doctor) view Kino as an animal, showing the _________________ of colonizers.
What is dehumanization?
What does this quote from Chapter 2 mean: "“the minds of people are as unsubstantial as the mirage of the Gulf"?
What is the minds of people are delusional?
What is the resolution of the story?
What is when Juana and Kino throw away the pearl for good.