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Contents:

CONTEXT

PLOT 0VERVIEW

 

CHARACTER LIST
ANALYSIS OF MAJOR CHARACTERS

Kino
Junana

The Doctor
THEMES，MOTIFS & SYMBOLS

Greed as a Destructiveness Greed

The Roles of Fate and Agency in Shaping Human Life

Colonial Sociey's Oppression of Native Cultures

Naturn Imagery

Kino's Songs

The Pearl
The Scorpion
Kino's Canoe
PARABLE & THE FORM OF THE PEARL

The struggle to Preserve Virtue

The Fallacy of the American Dream

The Effects of Colonialism on Native Cultures

Greed is Root of all Evil

SUMMARY & ANALYSIS

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
IMPORTANT QUOTATIONS EXPLAINED

KEY FACTS

STUDY QUESTIONS & ESSAY TOPICS

Study Questions
Suggested Essay Topics
REVIEW & RESOURCES

Quiz
Notes
Suggestions for Further Reading