the pearl chatper 6

Summary:

Kino and Juana travel that night, and rest during the day. When Kino believes that he is being followed, the two hide and Kino sees several bighorn sheep trackers who pass by him. Kino and Juana escape into the mountains, where Juana and Coyotito hide in the cave while Kino, taking his clothes off so that no one will see his white clothing. The trackers think that they hear something when they hear Coyotito crying, but decide that it is merely a coyote pup. After a tracker shoots in the direction of the cries, Kino attacks the three trackers, killing all three of them. Kino can hear nothing but the cry of death, for he soon realizes that Coyotito is dead from that first shot. Juana and Kino return to La Paz. Kino carries a rifle stolen from the one of the trackers he killed, while Juana carries the dead Coyotito. The two approach the gulf, and Kino, who now sees the image of Coyotito with his head blown off in the pearl, throws it into the ocean.

Interesting sentence:

They saw the little splash in the distance, and they stood side by side watching the place for a long time.

Question:

Will Kino and Juana live happily in the future?

What did Kino do in the last?

How was the coyotito?

Vocabulary:

grip

   /grɪp/ Show Spelled [grip] Show IPA noun, verb, gripped or gript, grip·ping.

–noun

1.

the act of grasping; a seizing and holding fast; firm grasp.

2.

the power of gripping: He has a strong grip.

3.

a grasp, hold, or control.

mus·cle

   /ˈmʌs əl/ Show Spelled [muhs-uh l] Show IPA noun, verb, -cled, -cling, adjective

–noun

1.

a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.

flare

   /flɛər/ Show Spelled [flair] Show IPA verb, flared, flar·ing, noun

–verb (used without object)

1.

to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.

the pearl chatper 5

Summary:

Later that night, Juana attempts to take the pearl and throw it into the ocean, but Kino finds her and beats her for doing so. While outside, a group of men accost Kino and knock the pearl from his hand. Juana watches from a distance, and sees Kino approach her, limping with another man whose throat Kino has slit. Juana finds the pearl, and they decide that they must go away even if the murder was in self-defense. Kino finds that his canoe has been damaged and their house was torn up and the outside set afire. Kino and Juana stay with Juan Tomas and his wife, Apolonia, where they hide for the next day before setting out for the capital that night.

Interesting sentence:

“This pearl has become my soul,” said Kino. “if I give it up I shall lose my soul. Go shou also with God.?

Question:

Why Kino think this pearl has become his soul?

What did Juan do?

Why Juana attempts to take the pearl and throw it?

Vocabulary:

whim·per

   /ˈʰwɪm pər, ˈwɪm-/ Show Spelled[hwim-per, wim-] Show IPA

–verb (used without object)

1.

to cry with low, plaintive, broken sounds.

tum·bling

   /ˈtʌm blɪŋ/ Show Spelled[tuhm-bling] Show IPA

–noun

the act, practice, or art of performing acrobatic tumbles, usually on a mat or the ground.

in·ter·val

   /ˈɪn tər vəl/ Show Spelled[in-ter-vuh l] Show IPA

–noun

1.

an intervening period of time: an interval of 50 years.

the pearl chatper 4

Summary:

Kino's neighbors wonder what they would do if they had found the pearl, and suggest giving it as a present to the Pope, buying Masses for the souls of his family, and distributing it among the poor of La Paz. Kino goes to sell his pearl, accompanied by his neighbors, but the pearl dealer only offers a thousand pesos when Kino believes that he deserves fifty thousand. Although other dealers inspect the pearl and give similar prices, Kino refuses their offer and decides to go to the capital to sell it there. That night, Kino is attacked by more thieves, and Juana once again reminds Kino that the pearl is evil. However, Kino vows that he will not be cheated, for he is a man.

Interesting sentence:

Kino, this pearl is evil. Let us destroy it before it destroys us.

Question:

Did Kino destroy the pearl?

Why Juana reminds Kino the pearl is evil?

What did Kino think?

Vocabulary:

mel·o·dy

   /ˈmɛl ə di/ Show Spelled[mel-uh-dee] Show IPA

–noun, plural -dies.

1.

musical sounds in agreeable succession or arrangement.

ter·ror

   /ˈtɛr ər/ Show Spelled[ter-er] Show IPA

–noun

1.

intense, sharp, overmastering fear: to be frantic with terror

husk·y

¹    /ˈhʌs ki/ Show Spelled [huhs-kee] Show IPA adjective, husk·i·er, husk·i·est. noun, plural husk·ies.

–adjective

1.

big and strong; burly.