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.