1) What does the doctor say when he hears about Kino’s pearl? (from Chapter 3) He stole it! I will visit him later today. He tried to rob me. He is a patient of mine. 2) What time of day do the trackers reach the pool near the family? (from Chapter 6) Midnight Dusk Late Evening Early morning 3) What is Kino’s first promise spoken out loud when asked about the pearl? (from Chapter 3) That he and Juana will be married That he will buy a car That he will move That he will buy Juana
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Writing Critical Analysis Papers1 A critical analysis paper asks the writer to make an argument about a particular book‚ essay‚ movie‚ etc. The goal is two fold: one‚ identify and explain the argument that the author is making‚ and two‚ provide your own argument about that argument. One of the key directions of these assignments is often to avoid/minimize summary – you are not writing a book report‚ but evaluating the author’s argument. Potential points of criticism Sometimes it can seem intimidating
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The Pearl: Setting Over the course of John Steinbeck’s The Pearl‚ the description of the setting changes dramatically over the course of the novel. The protagonist of the story‚ Kino‚ was a simple and happy man‚ in the beginning. He is a member of a tribe‚ at the out skirts of his town. In the town‚ there lives Spaniards who are much wealthier then him. Out through the story‚ he seems to be possessing greed in his soul. As this happens‚ the setting of the book changes as mirrored in Kino’s character
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oo much wealth satisfies individual’s heart desires but at times can bring worst out of him or her. The pearl is a novel written by John Steinbeck and examines a man’s own destruction through greed. In this novel‚ hope and evil consume Kino and the entire city of La Paz immediately information goes around that Kino found the pearl of the world. As asserted by Forman‚ greed‚ culture‚ anger‚ happiness‚ luck‚ death‚ mystery and evil are all major aspects in this book. The story unfolds when Juan and
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The Pearl by John Steinbeck is a perfect example of how greed can negatively affect people. It is the story of a poor pearl diver‚ Kino‚ and his family‚ living in La Paz in the 1940’s. They live in poverty and long for a better life for their son‚ but they have learned to make the best of their situation. One day‚ Kino is diving for pearls just as he does every other day‚ and he finds "the Pearl of the World"‚ a pearl as big as a seagull’s egg. At first‚ the finding of this magnificent pearl is a
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Curley’s wife is the only woman from the novel of mice and men written by John Steinbeck. She is the wife of the boss’s son Curley. She has no friends besides Curley as the live on a ranch with all of the workers who are all men. She tries to speak to men throughout the novel but none of them want anything to do with her. She is lonely and bored because of this. She is a very pretty and young woman‚ when she is first mentioned in the novel when talking to George and Lennie in the bunk house ‘she
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In the short novel‚ The Pearl‚ by John Steinbeck‚ many songs are mentioned by the protagonist‚ Kino. Each of the songs that Kino hears throughout the story evolves in terms of the events that have occurred‚ are occurring‚ or will occur. While Kino and his small family searched for justice‚ education‚ and a fresh start‚ their circumstances always seemed to dictate what type of song Kino would envision. It seemed as if no matter how gleeful or grim a situation may have been there was always a song
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important in life. The Pearl‚ by John Steinbeck‚ has a very creative way of showing this. Kino is the main protagonist in the book who‚ at first‚ is very poor and is just trying to live the best life his family. Then‚ he finds a magnificent pearl‚ and he starts to be overcome by greed and looses focus what he really needs in life. Knowing the difference between greed and need is a very important concept. If a person knows the difference then they won’t ever be damaged by greed. In The Pearl‚ Greed vs. Need
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Journal #1 Select one of the readings mentioned in the syllabus for the Critical Analysis essay. What is one point the author works to prove in the essay you are analyzing? What does he say to prove his point? Does he use facts‚ evidence‚ statistics‚ graphs‚ deductive or inductive logic‚ emotion‚ satire? (See Chap. 3 of Current Issues or Critical Thinking.) Now make a critical statement: If the author uses facts‚ does he or she use facts in such a way that he or she convinces his or her audience
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Critical Analysis #5 To this point Victor is accused for the murder of Henry and is put into jail. The court later then‚ based on evidence‚ releases victor as innocent and now he may return to Geneva. Victor stops at Paris to rest‚ and then returns to Geneva to Elizabeth wanting to tell her his secret‚ but until after the wedding. He decides to take her off to a much hidden family cottage and marries her there. Later Victor makes the biggest mistake by sending Elizabeth to bed while he searched
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