8. What animal imagery is used to describe the trackers? “
They were as sensitive as hounds
.” Later, when it appears the trackers have found a sign of Kino's trail, they “whined a little, like excited dogs on a warming trail.” 9.
What do the animals symbolize in the Pearl?
Steinbeck utilizes animal imagery to foreshadow Kino's catastrophe, to illustrate Kino's character decline, and to
symbolize the corruption of civilization
. Initially, the motif of animal imagery is used to predict the tragedy that comes to Kino.
What two animals similes are used to describe Kino and Juana why are these comparisons used?
Kino “
edged like a slow lizard down the smooth rock shoulder
.” After he leaves, Juana creeps to the entrance and looks out. “She peered like an owl from the hole in the mountain….” and she prays for her husband summoning spirits, too, to protect Kino against the “black unhuman things.”
What happens to the trackers in the Pearl?
Kino sneaks down in the night to kill the trackers, but before he can attack them, Coyotito cries out. The trackers, thinking it's a coyote, shoot at the dark cave where Juana and Coyotito are hiding. As the shot is fired,
Kino springs on the trackers and kills them all
.
What animal imagery is used when Kino attacks Juana?
Kino is described as “
hissing like a snake
” when he attacks his wife Juana for trying to throw the pearl back into the sea, fearing that it will bring evil into their family. Juana looks at him as a sheep will stare at a butcher who is about to take its life.
Why did Juana immediately forgive Kino?
Why does Juana immediately forgive Kino for his treatment of her?
She knows she could not survive without him
. What happened to Kino after he left Juana on the beach? He was ambushed, and he killed the attacker.
Did Kino beat his wife?
I am a man. In the middle of the night, Kino wakes up to find Juana about two seconds away from throwing away the pearl.
Kino grabs it and beats his wife for a bit before turning back
to the house.
What animals are in the Pearl?
The pearls you may wear in earrings and necklaces are the result of an irritant under the shell of a living organism. Pearls are formed by
saltwater or freshwater mollusks
—a diverse group of animals that includes oysters, mussels, clams, conchs, and gastropods.
What does the dog represent in the Pearl?
The dog represents
the poor people
because they take orders from the rich people who are above them because they are educated and they don't defend themselves. “Kino's hand leaped to catch it, but it fell past his fingers, fell on the baby's shoulder, landed and struck” (Steinbeck 5).
What does the fish symbolize in the Pearl?
With this, Steinbeck uses
elements of sound and sight
, with the fishes' size and their sounds of greater or less prominence, to illustrate a common and core theme in the story. The big fish are the hunters, the oppressors, and with their deliberate might easily overpower the small fish with seemingly natural discourse.
What two animals similes are used to describe Kino and Juana on page 84?
Animal similes are used to describe Kino and Juana.
How has the granting of Kino's wish become ironic?
it is ironic because the tracker thought the cry was a little coyote when Coyotito's name means little coyote. … How has the granting of Kino's wish become an irony?
Kino has always wanted to be rich and now he is poorer than he was before he found the pearl
.
What qualities does a woman have the pearl?
The qualities of a woman are
reason, caution, and a sense of preservation
. Kino depends on his wife Juana to be the cool-headed one. In the Song of the Family, she is the main note.
Who killed Coyotito?
The watchman decides to silence the wailer by shooting in the direction of the cry. Unbeknownst to
Kino
, the bullet hits and kills Coyotito.
Why does Juana refuse to leave Kino when he tells her to hide?
Therefore, after Kino–“half insane”–kills a man when he is attacked in the night, he suggests that Juana and the baby hide
because the trackers are after him because he can pull these evil men away from her and the baby
and because he can move more quickly without them.
Where did Kino and Juana hide?
To escape, Kino and Juana take the baby and run to the mountains where they hide
in a cave at nightfall
. The trackers camp just below the ridge where they are hiding. Kino sneaks down in the night to kill the trackers, but before he can attack them, Coyotito cries out.
