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Sentence: And when it was made plain who Kino was, the doctor grew stern and judicious at the same time.
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Stern- of a strict bearing or demeanor forbidding in aspect Sentence: A town is a thing like a colonial animal. They believe it is luck that let them find something so perfect.Ĭolonial- relating to a body of people who settle far from home The form and size and look of the pearl is perfect it has no faults to it. The pearls perceived power is the beauty of it. When Kino first find the pearl Coyotito is all of a sudden healed, but later on, Kino and Juana both start to her the song of evil and know that the pearl is causing problems for them. The actual power that the pearl has is both evil and good. The power of the pearl has both actual power and perceived power. The priest in this chapter tells Kino “I hope thou wilt give thanks, my son, to Him who has given thee this treasure and to pray for guidance in the future.” That is who they look up to and express things too. The priest is another name for Father in Kino’s culture. Also, the importance of religion in culture in his culture is to show that sometimes everybody needs guidance and that is where the priest comes in. He turns to the priest in the house of God at the time of guidance and need of hope and prayer. I am going to tell you a little bit about the importance of religion in Kino’s culture and the priest he goes to see. Kino, the priest and importance of religion in the culture He pretended he just wanted to check Kino but the real reason was to see the pearl. He knew that since Coyotito had had a scorpion bite and they had previously asked for his help and they were rejected that he had a reason to go over to their house. But all of a sudden when he found out about the pearl Kino had found and the value of it all of a sudden he was aroused.
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From the start, Kino and his family have never been liked by him because of their race. He believes that the real reason he came was not to check on Kino but to see the pearl for himself and find a way to take it. He believes that it is the doctor because he hadn’t felt that way until he came. Ever since Kino has been visited by the doctor he has been anxious and thinks that there is always so one outside their home wanting to take the pearl. The power of envy used in the novel was mainly Kino’s finding of the Pearl of the World. Kino was very anxious and Juana was very concerned and scared but the doctor mixed a bottle of special ingredients in it and said he would be back in an hour to check on him. “If you look closely his eyeball is blue”. He said, “The poison has gone inward and will strike again soon”. The doctor explained that the poison would strike again soon. Kino and Juana had very concerned looks on their faces when the doctor said this. When the doctor was finished checking Coyotito, despite how well he looked like he was doing the doctor handed him back to Juana and said: “It’s just as I suspected”. So the doctor created small talk as Juana finally decided to let him take Coyotito to check him out. The doctor explained everything and asked if he could come in, only to see how Coyotito was doing. When he arrived, Kino answered the door, furious and curious as to why he was there. So, he decided he would pay a visit to Kino to act like he was concerned and wanted to check on Coyotito after he had refused to see them earlier on. Although his neighbors were happy for him and his family, the doctor who lived in the town and was very rich wasn’t.īy the time the news had gotten to the doctor, which wasn’t very long, the doctor wasn’t to pleased and was in disbelief and wanted to for himself. Kino has already figured out that the Pearl of the World has healing powers and he hopes that it brings great fortune for him and his family. He has found the Pearl of the World and was very surprised at how fast the news had traveled. Before he gets back to shore after going canoeing, he realizes that people already knew. In Chapter 3, Everything is different for Kino and his family.