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Colonial influence is largely negative for natives. Draw a table, and support your position with quotes and allusions from The Pearl. Positive Negative Quote/Allusion For example, if there’s countries that want to attack Mexico, Spain will defend them because they colonized Mexico. The culture in Mexico will change according to the Spanish people. Changes in culture. _ _ _   Educations are better- Coyotito will be able to learn Spanish too. Other people will also be able to learn another language. They won’t have freedom to what they want to do anymore. Because they are under the colonizing of the Spanish people.   Economics are good- The Spanish people; they want the valuable things that are rare like the pearl. They might also become poor because of the taxes that are taken by ...

The author of this novel, “The Pearl” had written the stories including the various animals that have meaning to each one of them. The function of the animals foreshadows or shows the meaning of events that might happened to the characters in the novel. Oysters are animals that lived in the sea and they contain pearls. “Light filtered down through the water to the bed where the frilly pearl oysters lay fastened to the rubbly bottom…” (Page 11) This shows the economics of the village compared to the oysters. The oysters are like the villagers and the pearls are like the wealth. When the pearl are taken out of the oysters, it’s the same as when the wealth is taken from the villagers. The villagers then just become the poor fishermen. Scorpions are animals that contain poisons and can give a person a deadly harm. “The scorpion moved delicately down the rope toward the box.” (Page 4) This foreshadows the upcoming events for Kino. Scorpions represent evil and harm. When the scorpio...

Question 2: Outline: 1. Introduction: 2. Body: Answers the questions step by step a). The pearl that was hoped for? b). What happened first when the pearl was found? c). What happen to the pearl afterward? d). What did Kino do to the pearl? 3. Conclusion Question 3: Outline: 1. Introduction 2. Body:  a). Explain the author's attitude towards the religion  b). Explain how the church take control of the society in the novel. 3. Conclusion

Outlines for The Pearl Question 1: Outline : Oysters - The frilly pearl oysters lay fastened to the rubbly bottom - The gray oysters with ruffles like skirts on the shells - A grain of sands could form a pearl in the oysters by accident The oysters are like the economic of the village. This is compared to the villagers when the wealth are taken from them. They are just poor fishermen. It is the same as when the pearl is taken out of the oysters. Scorpion - moved delicately and slowly - deadly poisonous The scorpion are like the evil for Kino and his family. It shows the danger and threats that could practically happen to him. Ants : - Busy on the ground - Little dusty, and quick The ants are to represent Kino. Kino is trying to change the reality from how it naturally was. When Kino saw the ants moving, he got in their way but still the ants went over his leg.