What race do you suppose the doctor is of?
What race do you suppose the doctor is of? I think he is white. What does the doctor’s comment on page 13 reveal about his attitude toward Indians? He despises them and strongly dislikes them.
What does the doctor represent in the Pearl?
The doctor symbolizes and embodies the colonists’ arrogance, greed, and condescension toward the natives, whom the colonists do not even try to understand. Like the other colonists, the doctor has no interest in Kino’s people. He has come only to make money, and his greed distorts his human values.
What country is the doctor from in the Pearl?
Indian
What did the doctor call Kino’s race?
What larger social conflict has existed for centuries between the doctor’s people and Kino’s? The doctor’s race (the Europeans) “for nearly four hundred years had beaten, starved, robbed, and despised Kino’s race.” A. How is this larger conflict underscored by the doctor’s saying, “I am a doctor, not a veterinary”?
What does the doctor’s comment on page 13 reveal about his attitude toward Indians?
What does the doctor’s comment on page 13 reveal about his attitude towards Indians? He’s belitting to them. He thinks they are not important and doesn’t think highly of them. Contrast Kino’s life to the Doctor’s.
What is the moral of the pearl?
Lesson Summary The Pearl is a parable, a moral lesson, about gratitude and the dangers of greed. Because parables offer a moral lesson, being grateful for the things one already has serves as the theme.
What does it mean to be trapped in your own ignorance?
Kino feels trapped by his own ignorance because he can’t read so he can’t tell if someone is telling him the truth or not. He just has to believe them. ( the doctor or priest)
Why is there no longer any real competition among pearl buyers?
Why is there no longer any real competition among the pearl buyers? It is a big day because it is the day that Kino is going to sell his pearl and people will see if it changes Kino into a rich man or not.
What Old World did Kino lose?
They thought that everyone would profit from his courage. it says, “(Kino) had lost one world and had not gained another.” What world did he lose? He lost his quiet peaceful world but he has not gained his future world that he would have gotten if he had sold the pearl.
Why does Juana not get rid of the Pearl?
Given a second opportunity after finding the pearl on the sand, why does Juana not get rid of it? She does not get rid of it because she sees Kino and another man lying on the sand of the beach. The man is dead but Kino is alive. They only had to save themselves.
What does Kino offer the doctor with?
The Pearl
| A | B |
|---|---|
| With what does Kino offer to pay the doctor? | 8 small pearls |
| How does Kino react when the doctor snubs him? | Punches the gate |
| What does Juana use as a poultice for Coyotito’s wound? | seaweed |
| How did Kino acquire his canoe? | from past generations of his family |