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Thesis: The people of La Paz are scared to break from their duty or post to go do what they want to do. Support 1: The fear of leaving for the Capital and never coming back Context: Kino and Juan Tomás talking about the old times; before Kino Quote: “they pooled their pearls, and they started him off. And he was never heard of again and he was lost” (46) Commentary: Went away from his post; the man + pearls never came back Support 2: Fear of being punished by God for going against their religion Context: Kino and Juan Tomás talk about the semon Quote: “must not go running about, else the castle is in danger from the assaults of Hell” (46) Commentary: Do not want to be punished or face assaults from Hell = don’t disobey God |
Support 3: Scared of the Capital and their power Context: Kino feels cheated on by the pearl buyers; he thinks about selling to the Capital Quote: “He was terrified of that monster of strangeness they call the Capital” (53) Commentary: The people are scared of the Capital that apparently rules the land they stand on. Concluding sentence:Restate Thesis: La Paz fears going against the sermon. Summarize your main points: One man tried and was never found again; the sermon said it would happen; terrified if they leave the monster, the Capital, will find them and take them away or kill them Concluding Statement: Strongmen and women of La Paz to whimpering dogs chained by the Capital and the sermon. |
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Thesis: Steinbeck creates the Song of the Pearl with different attitudes to demonstrate Kino’s changing views. Support 1: Beginning song of the pearl = Melded with the Song of FamilyContext: Kino finds pearl, walks to see wise brother Quote: “the music of the pearl had merged with the music of the family so that one beautified the other” (24) Commentary: Song of the Pearl + Song of the Family = one beautified song that triumphs over everything around Kino Support 2: Later song of the pearl = stands above everything else, entrances Context: Kino + Juana travel to the Capital, sell pearl, plan to become rich = clothing, wedding, school for Coyotito Quote: “the music of the pearl was triumphant in Kino’s head, and the quiet melody of the family underlay it” (69) Commentary: The song of the pearl entrances Kino, triumphant over anything else, powerful effect on Kino |
Support 3: End song of the pearl = crazed, out of mind, destructive, insane Context: Coyotito is dead, they reach beck to village, never got to the Capital Quote: “Kino heard the music of the pearl, distorted and insane” (89) Commentary: Pearl is destructive, a sneaky ninja that takes its victims in and then strikes, becomes crazed like a maniac Conclusion Sentence:Restate thesis: The song of the pearl changes as Kino changes his point of view on the pearl. Summarize your main points: From a beautifying song to the song of a death wish Concluding Statement: The pearl making the family more whole to killing and breaking it |
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Thesis: Steinbeck uses nature imagery to show changes in Kino’s personality. Support 1: Howls like a wolf = happy, indicatesContext: Finds pearl, Baby shoulder infectedQuote: “he put back his head and howled” (20)Commentary: Kino is happy, signaling every fisher around him as to say, “look what I found!” Support 2: greed = shell Context: Doctor and people see the pearlQuote: “he could feel a shell of hardness drawing over him” (36) |
Commentary: Shell of protection to protect his pearl, like an oyster and its pearl Support 3: Family = fighting forContext: Kino creeps down to attack trackers Quote: “the Song of the Family had become as fierce and sharp and feline as the snarl of a female puma” (84) Commentary: Kino fights for his family, like a puma protecting her pups Conclusion sentence: Restate thesis: Nature imagery is used to demonstrate Kino changing throughout the book. Summarize your main points: From happy find the pearl, greedy to protect pearl, protecting family Conclusion sentence: From about to the pearl to about family |
