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the lesson that the reader can learn form the story is that something valuable can cause more destruction than fortune.

Kino gets a valuable pearl  and thinks good things would come from it, But he then gets all bad things his canoe is broken, his family is chased by searchers and his son coyotito dies just because of the pearl.

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the pearl, kinos grandfathers canoe and the scorpion

The pearl refers to evil

the canoe refers to cultural traditions

the scorpion refers to evil

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The pearl represents prosperity, status, and the chance to fulfill previously impossible dreams. participle

Leaving La Paz is an enormous step for Kino. gerund

Finding a pearl is lucky, like “a little pat on the back . . . by the gods.”       gerund

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"kino found the pearl of the world"   this means that kino found a perfect pearl
hyperbole   pg 6 cp 2

"cooking corn cakes" alliteration   pg 10 cp 2

" she looked at him her eyes as cold of lioness" this shows that kino was fierce
simile pg 3 cp 1

" he hissed at her like a snake"
kino was angry with Juana
simile   pg 23 cp 5

" like a shadow she glided" she moved fast and swiftly
simile pg 19 ch 4

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Internal conflict: kino is fighting against the pearl because its turning him evil.
character vs nature

external conflict: coyotito get stung by the scorpion and gets sick.
character vs nature

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Kino expects to get paid a great sum of money for the pearl but the agent tells him its a mere curiosity
dramatic irony

When Kino finds the pearl of the World, he hears "the music of the pearl and expects his life to improve tremendously.
situational irony

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Kino, Coyotito , Juana and the doctor Juan Thomas, and  Apollonia

"The pearl has become my soul.If I give it up I shall lose my soul. Go thou also with God." Kino, this pearl  is evil. Let us destroy it before it destroys us."

kino is fierce, tough, and stern

This quote is from kino. He starts as peaceful and then he turns into a killer. This was all due to the pearl.

"Under her breath Juana repeated an ancient magic to guard against such evil, and on top of that she muttered a Hail Mary between clenched teeth."

protective, superstitious and calm.
Juana lets kino be the leader through the start of the story but at the end she become equal with kino.

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exposition: kino, Juana, and  coyotito wake up one beautiful morning.

inciting  incident: coyotito gets stung by scorpion

rising action: they take coyotito to the doctor. the doctor refuses so they try to get money. they go pearl diving They find a pearl .

climax: Kino is then chased and tricked by evil people so that they could get the pearl.

falling action: coyotito gets shot in the hairline and dies.

resolution: Kino and Juana are sad so they go back to their people.

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located  in laz paz mexico in a village.

"The uncertain air that magnified some things and blotted out others hung over the whole Gulf so that all sights were unreal and vision could not be trusted; so that sea and land had the sharp charities and the vagueness of a dream."