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What are the main conflicts in the pearl?
major conflict After finding a magnificent pearl, Kino seeks to sell it to acquire wealth. He wishes for his son’s wound to heal, and for his son to obtain an education and become an equal to the European colonists who keep his people in a state of ignorance and poverty.
What happens to the pearl at the end of the story?
Heartbroken, Juana and Kino return to La Paz. The two approach the gulf, and Kino looks at the pearl for the last time and sees in it an image of Coyotito with his head shot away. In anguish, Kino hurls the pearl into the ocean. It sinks to the bottom and is soon buried in the sand.
What is the moral lesson of the pearl?
The Pearl is a parable, a moral lesson, about gratitude and the dangers of greed. Because parables offer a moral lesson, being grateful for the things one already has serves as the theme.
What do they do with the pearl in Chapter 6?
He tries to hand it over to Juana, but she says, “No, you.” So Kino flings the pearl with all his might into the ocean. It falls to the bottom and is covered by a cloud of sand. The music of the pearl disappears.
What are the 3 main conflicts in the pearl?
Self, Character vs. Society, Character vs. Nature, or Character vs. Technology.
How is the conflict resolved in the pearl?
Juana finds herself torn between the competing roles of dutiful wife and loving mother. Eventually she resolves this internal conflict by throwing the pearl back into the sea, for which she is physically assaulted by Kino.
How did critics respond to the pearl?
Not surprisingly many critics do view the return of the pearl to the ocean at novel’s end to be a rejection of the material world in favor of the spiritual world. However, this interpretation largely ignores the symbolism of the pearl, which is linked in many ways throughout the story to Kino.
Who is responsible for the ending of the pearl?
Kino is responsible for his own demise simply through his own thoughts and actions. First, Kino inadvertently announced that he possessed the “Pearl of the World” to the entire town when he informed his neighbors of his find.
How is the pearl a symbol of evil?
The pearl is a symbol of wealth which is quite ambivalent in its nature throughout the novel. When Kino first finds the pearl, it is a symbol of hope and salvation. But like wealth, the pearl represents all the evil in the world. It seems all the greed and evil surfaces in the presence of wealth.
What does Kino fear in the pearl?
He knew that the gods take their revenge on a man if he be successful through his own efforts. Consequently Kino was afraid of plans, but having made one, he could never destroy it. And he could not take the chance of pitting his certain ignorance against this man’s possible knowledge.
How was Coyotito killed in the pearl?
Finally, in the novella, Coyotito is killed by a rifle shot from the hunter just as Kino attacks the hunter and trackers. Kino and Juana, defeated, return to the village with the lifeless body of Coyotito, and throw the pearl into the sea.
Why did Kino throw the pearl away?
Kino tells the doctor that he will pay him once he has sold his pearl. The neighbors tell the doctor that Kino has found the Pearl of the World and will be a rich man. Juana tells Kino that the pearl is evil and will destroy them. She tells him to throw it away or break it, for it will destroy them.