The Pearl Questions and Answers
In The Pearl, what does the Song of the Family mean to Kino?
What is the parable and moral lesson of The Pearl?
How does the theme of racism come out in The Pearl?
Can you give three or four examples of irony in The Pearl?
What imagery is used in The Pearl by John Steinbeck?
Please explain the this quote very specifically. “For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more. And this is said in disparagement, whereas it is one of the greatest talents the species has and one that has made it superior to animals that are satisfied with what they have.” John Steinbeck, The Pearl
How does the baby die in John Steinbeck's The Pearl?
What animal imagery is used to describe Kino and Juana in Chapter 6 of John Steinbeck's The Pearl?
What inspired John Steinbeck to write The Pearl?
In The Pearl, what is the evidence that the doctor poisoned Coyotito?
Examine Kino’s reaction after the doctor’s servant shuts the gate on him in The Pearl. How are both his acceptance and rage revealed? What does the fact that Kino is amazed by his own reaction show about his personality?
How is poverty shown in The Pearl?
What is the meaning of the songs in The Pearl?
According to The Pearl, what happened to Kino's house in Chapter 5?
Metaphors In The Pearl
Does Kino choose his destiny or his fate, and how does this fate affect his life in The Pearl?
What two similes describe the pearl Kino found in John Steinbeck's novella The Pearl?
What is The Song of Evil and when does it first appear?
What is a "colonial animal" and what is Steinbeck's purpose in comparing a town to a colonial animal in The Pearl?
In the story "The Pearl," why is Kino responsible for his own demise ?
What is the literal and symbolic function of Kino's canoe?
How many songs are mentioned in John Steinbeck's "The Pearl"?
What are the character traits of the characters in The Pearl?
What are the similarities between Kino and the Doctor in the book The Pearl?
Describe the setting of John Steinbeck's The Pearl.
How is structure used in The Pearl?
In The Pearl, what does the doctor do when he comes to Kino's house the first time?
What is the importance of family values in The Pearl?
What songs has Kino heard in chapter 1 of Steinbeck's The Pearl?
In the story "The Pearl" what songs did Kino hear in the first chapter?
In what sense did Kino become "every man's enemy" in The Pearl?
In The Pearl, what is Juana's reaction when she sees the scorpion climbing down the rope towards Coyotito's box?
What new song does Kino hear in Chapter II of The Pearl?
What are two examples of foreshadowing in The Pearl by John Steinbeck?
What are the social issues found in The Pearl by John Steinbeck?
What relevance does The Pearl have to our modern life?
How is family relationship shown as a theme in The Pearl by John Steinbeck?
What do the Song of the Pearl and the Song of the Enemy mean to Kino in John Steinbeck's The Pearl?
Victory or Loss? In your opinion, does Kino’s decision to throw the pearl into the ocean symbolize a victory or a loss to Kino?
In John Steinbeck's The Pearl, what does the description of the stout pearl-buyer's trick with the coin suggest about his motives and personality?
What evidence of belief in superstition can be found in Chapter 1?
In The Pearl, Juana has no anger for Kino after he hurts her. Why?
What literary devices are used in chapter 6 of The Pearl?
What is an example of a metaphor in Chapter 3 of The Pearl by John Steinbeck?
To what does John Steinbeck compare the town in chapter three of The Pearl?
Why was Kino attacked?
How is the town described in John Steinbeck's The Pearl?
What point of view does Steinbeck use in The Pearl?
In The Pearl, what are some examples of animal imagery in chapter one?
What do the names of the characters suggest about the setting for John Steinbeck's "The Pearl?" ?
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