From the creators of sparknotes. People in the town grow jealous of kino's discovery In the surface of the great pearl he could see dreams form
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The narrator explains that once kino has found the enormous pearl, his mind immediately begins to think of all the opportunity the pearl will generate for his family.
The discovery of the pearl determined to save his son, kino takes his canoe out to sea to search for pearls, hoping to find one valuable enough to pay for the doctor’s services
Miraculously, he discovers an enormous and beautiful pearl, which he calls “the pearl of the world.“ In the surface of the great pearl he could see dream forms He picked the pearl from the dying flesh and held it in his palm, and he turned it over and saw that its curve was perfect. And in the pearl kino saw himself and juana squatting by the little fire in the brush hut while coyotito read from a great book
This is what the pearl will do, said kino. Chapter 3 describes how word spreads in the town about kino's pearl find Various people, including priests, shopkeepers, doctors, and pearl buyers, all want the pearl for their own gain. (page number if possible) skim through chapter 5 to find references to light and darkness
What happened in the light
What happened in the dark In a cooperative learning group, talk about what light and dark signify in each example you found. On page 66, steinbeck says kino was being moved by some animal thing. what does he mean by this? We're talking about what should have been a stroke of luck—kino hitting the pearl jackpot
This summary provides the key details from the 5 chapters of the pearl 1) kino finds a large pearl which he hopes will pay for the doctor to treat his sick son However, the doctor refuses to help without payment
