The Pearl

The students completed the following assignment in class today:

The Pearl
Chapter 1-20pts

Parable-a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach some truth, religious principle, or moral lesson.

Opening Page
What is the story that is told in the town? What are the results of the story having been “told so often”? What is the purpose of telling the story?
Who are the three main characters of the story? How can you tell?

Chapter 1
List the major events in the first chapter. Why are these events important? What different songs or music does Kino hear in his mind? How are these songs related to the major events of the chapter?
Where did the doctor live before living in the town? Of what race and social class is the doctor? Of what race and social class is Kino? What is the doctor’s attitude toward people of Kino’s race and social class? What is Kino’s attitude toward the doctor? What is the narrator’s attitude toward the doctor? How can you tell?