Today we have a quiz over chapters 5 & 6.
Also, answer the following questions:
1. At the end of the story, Kino offers the pearl to Juana for her to throw into the sea. What is significant about his doing this?
2. Juana indicates that Kino should be the one who throws the pearl back into the water. Why do you think she feels this way? (What’s its significance?)
3. The Pearl dealt with Kino and his people being discriminated against on three counts: because of their race, because of their poverty, and because of their lack of education. Give an example of and discuss how each of these is present within the novel. Then, explain why, in your opinion, one of the three is the most damaging form to Kino and his people.
4. How do you feel about the gender roles observed in the book by Kino and Juana? Describe what you think is the ideal gender role structure/observance in modern day relationships. When you are an adult in a long tern relationship, how close do you think your relationship will fit that ideal?
Also, answer the following questions:
1. At the end of the story, Kino offers the pearl to Juana for her to throw into the sea. What is significant about his doing this?
2. Juana indicates that Kino should be the one who throws the pearl back into the water. Why do you think she feels this way? (What’s its significance?)
3. The Pearl dealt with Kino and his people being discriminated against on three counts: because of their race, because of their poverty, and because of their lack of education. Give an example of and discuss how each of these is present within the novel. Then, explain why, in your opinion, one of the three is the most damaging form to Kino and his people.
4. How do you feel about the gender roles observed in the book by Kino and Juana? Describe what you think is the ideal gender role structure/observance in modern day relationships. When you are an adult in a long tern relationship, how close do you think your relationship will fit that ideal?