aimed at one place or point merely as a distraction from the real place or point of attack | The boxer feinted and fell from the punch of his opponent pretending to be hurt. | “In his mind a new song had come‚ the Song of Evil‚ the music of the enemy‚ of any foe of the family‚ a savage‚ secret‚ dangerous melody‚ and underneath‚ the Song of the Family cried plaintively.” (pg 5) | Expressing sorrow or melancholy; mournful | The mother whimpered plaintively as it was the 4th day that she could not
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The Pearl By: John Steinbeck Book Report THE PEARL John Steinbeck was born in February 1902 in Salinas‚ California and died in December 1968. Steinbeck enrolled in Stanford University however he never graduated. After an unsuccessful try to establish himself in New York he returned to California to do what he did best: write. Steinbeck’s first novel was published in 1929 but his first critical success was achieved with Tortilla Flat which won the California Commonwealth Club’s Gold Medal
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The Pearl – Study Questions Chapters 1-2 1. Describe what happens to Coyotito. 2. What does the doctor think about Kino and his people? How does he respond to Kino’s request for help? 3. Why do Kino and Juana go pearl fishing? Describe what Kino finds. What other piece of good fortune occurs to Kino and Juana? 4. In spite of their poverty‚ what do Kino and Juana seem to think about life at the very beginning of the novel? How do you know? Chapters 3-4 5. According to the narrator‚ why has Kino
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Buck Buck is a not so large dog‚ with strong muscles and long hair. He lives in a town called Santa Clara Valley‚ the year is 1897. In that town‚ he stays in a place called Judge Miller’s place. The house he lives in is hidden among trees‚ back from the road. The house’s driveway is gravel. And here‚ is where Buck was born‚ and had been living for four years of his life. But Buck isn’t a house‚ or kennel-dog‚ the whole realm was his. Buck plunged into the swimming take‚ went hunting with the
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Buck‚ a memoir‚ written by MK Asante narrates the story of his rebellious life in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania with a self-destructive family―a father who left‚ a depressed mother‚ and an imprisoned older brother. His mother‚ particularly‚ has given up with life. Unsynced with the world around her‚ she’s loveless; lost in a fog of loneliness‚ confusion‚ and untouched by affection from her family. After a self-inflicted near death experience‚ she rediscovered the love her family had for her and began
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Marcus Cook Sexton English 102 April 21‚2014 In John Steinbeck’s The Pearl‚ Kino‚ Juana‚ and Coyotito are a family and the main character in the novella. Family is a main theme developed and seen throughout the story. This reoccurring theme of family is seen because families have strict gender roles‚ family comes first‚ and family is the only thing left in the end. At the turn of the twentieth century in La Paz‚ Mexico there were strict‚ unspoken gender roles that constrain free will
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of greedy people‚ the Pearl written by John Steinbeck gave a great example of greed. Kino seeks to find a pearl to hoping to find a pearl of sufficient value to persuade the doctor to treat the poisoned Coyotito. Thus‚ Kino and Juana set forth in search of a pearl. The rowed and came upon a bed of oysters with canoes near them. Kino then dove into the water to collect oysters in search of a pearl. To Juana’s surprise Kino found a huge oyster and inside was a gleaming pearl. This is what they were
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defined as : a selfish and excessive desire for more of something (as money) than is needed. Throughout The Pearl‚ Kino changes immensely‚ some for the better‚ but mostly for the worse. Protection and greed are the two most predominate traits shown by Kino in the novella. In John Steinbeck’s‚ The Pearl‚ a novella showing Kino’s personality symbolizes protection and greed. Essentially Kino and the pearl are one in the same. Both innocent and willing until the corruption of wealth and mans greedy ambitions
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