Chapter Summary On The Family And The Song Of The Pearl

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In chapter one, we heard the Song of the Family, which was the representation of the family’s occurrences sounds. We also heard the Song of Evil. This was the song of contradiction to the warm, familiar, sound of the family. This was the sound of the scorpion, a villain capable of dangerous abilities or of opposing the good.
In this chapter, we hear the Song of the Undersea and the Song of the Pearl That Might Be. The Song of the Family and the Song of Evil are songs that share the message of opposition or good and evil as the second chapter’s songs present the unexpected of actions and the hope during hopelessness. This is shown when Juana prays to the Gods (or the God) that Kino finds hope to cure Coyotito’s poisoned shoulder. It happens

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