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        <title><![CDATA[The Song of Evil is of course metaphorical:  it represents everything...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Song of Evil is of course metaphorical:  it represents everything which threatens the safety, unity and well-being of Kino's family. The first time it is "heard" is when the scorpion crawls down the rope of the baby's suspended cradle and stings him on the hand. It comes back intermittantly throughout the story, representing the greed of the villagers and pearl buyers, the rising conflict between Kino and Juana, and the dangers facing the...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the "Song of Evil"? What is happening the first time Kino hears it?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the "Song of Evil"? What is happening the first time Kino hears it?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:41:50 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[what are 3 examples of animalism that steinback used for kino]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[what are 3 examples of animalism that steinback used for kino]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:30:52 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[If his son Coyotito had not been bitten by a scorpoin, Kino would not...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[If his son Coyotito had not been bitten by a scorpoin, Kino would not have made the desperate attempt to find enough pearls to pay the doctor's medical fee. He wouldn't have challenged the social system he lived in and would have "kept his place" (that is, his lowly station in life which he had hitherto assumed). This turn of fate quite beyond his control is the catalyst which sets off the chain of events in the rest of the story.
Ironically,...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:03:39 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the event that makes a big impact in the story in The Pearl by...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What is the event that makes a big impact in the story in The Pearl by John Steinback?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2009 04:07:49 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Kino has a traditional provider mentality, in that, he sees others as a...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Kino has a traditional provider mentality, in that, he sees others as a block to his success and riches and therefore treats them with suspicion. Because of his way of seeing things, he is competitive. He finds a rare pearl and immediately comes to the conclusion that everyone who knows about it will want to steal it or trick him into selling it at a low price. Throughout the story his obsession with the pearl distracts him from the illness of...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 21:32:25 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Compare and contrast Kino and Juana.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Compare and contrast Kino and Juana.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 7 Nov 2009 14:43:24 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In Steinbeck's The Pearl, Kino could be considered to be the cause of...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In Steinbeck's The Pearl, Kino could be considered to be the cause of his own downfall.  Had Kino heeded the warnings and advice of his wife, Juana, regarding the Pearl of the World, he would not have found himself in situations that put himself and his family in danger. 

Now the tension which had been growing in Juana boiled up to the surface and her lips were thin.  "This thing is evil," she cried harshly.  "This pearl is like a...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 5 Nov 2009 09:42:26 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the book, "The Pearl" by John Steinback, why is Kino responsible for...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the book, "The Pearl" by John Steinback, why is Kino responsible for his own demise ?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 4 Nov 2009 16:37:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The priest in this story performs his clergical duties but he is...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The priest in this story performs his clergical duties but he is certainly not wholeheartedly a "servant of God." Neither is he portrayed as being abjectly corrupt. He is simply a man tempted by the lust of money and the things it can buy (even if his thoughts turn to ecclesiastical needs!).
Note that Kino and Juanita had not been married "properly" by the church simply because they were too poor to do so. Evidently, the priest could have...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 2 Nov 2009 05:57:49 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[In the novel 'The Pearl,' how is the priest not a priest?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[In the novel 'The Pearl,' how is the priest not a priest?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 1 Nov 2009 13:50:15 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[As the novel opens, Kino awakens before dawn in the small brush hut...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[As the novel opens, Kino awakens before dawn in the small brush hut where he lives with his wife Juana and their baby, Coyotito. He sees Juana moving around, starting the fire to prepare breakfast and tending to the baby. Kino goes outside and walks down to the beach. He hears the waves lapping on the sand, hears the morning birds, and smells the corncakes Juana is cooking inside. Kino is at peace, hearing what Steinbeck calls the Song of the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 20:36:48 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The Pearl is set in La Paz, Mexico, a poor coastal town with racial...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Pearl is set in La Paz, Mexico, a poor coastal town with racial problems which evolved from colonial domination.  This setting provides the background for the conflicts that ensue from Kino's finding the Pearl of the World.  Uneducated in the ways of the world, Kino and his family fall victim to racial prejudices as he is turned away as they seek help from the doctor for their baby, Coyotito, who has been stung by a scorpion.  For, the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:38:29 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Describe the setting of the story "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Describe the setting of the story "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 16:01:10 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What significance does repetition have in the lives of Kino and Juana?]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What significance does repetition have in the lives of Kino and Juana?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 9 Oct 2009 09:02:10 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[According to Steinbeck's description, the sea is the source of life. ...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[According to Steinbeck's description, the sea is the source of life.  It is "rich with crawling and swimming and growing things".  The people on the land depend on the sea for their survival; if a man has a boat with which to navigate the sea, he can "guarantee a woman that she will eat something.  For those on the land, a boat provides access to the sea, and acts as "a bulwark against starvation".  Steinbeck indicates that life on the...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:21:58 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How does Steinbeck's description of the life under the sea differ from...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[How does Steinbeck's description of the life under the sea differ from that of life on land in The Pearl?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 07:31:10 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What are some good interpretive questions from the book, The Pearl, by...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What are some good interpretive questions from the book, The Pearl, by John Steinbeck?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Mon, 7 Sep 2009 12:55:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[in the novel the pearl written by john steinbeck what is the strong...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[in the novel the pearl written by john steinbeck what is the strong bondbetween character]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Wed, 2 Sep 2009 02:18:05 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[As the novel begins, Kino and Juana live in peace and harmony with their...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/pearl/q-and-a/instance-that-show-money-important-life-98383</link>
        <description><![CDATA[As the novel begins, Kino and Juana live in peace and harmony with their natural surroundings, bound together by their love for their infant son, Coyotito. Their happiness and contentment is expressed in the phrase, the Song of the Family. Once Coyotito is bitten by the scorpion, however, their poverty becomes a crucial factor in their lives and the importance of money is established. They take Coyotito to the doctor in town, but the doctor...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 23:51:21 PST</pubDate>
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