The Black Pearl “Doing the right thing is not the problem. Knowing what the right thing is, that’s the challenge.” -Lyndon B. Johnson. Ramon Salazar is a 16-year-old boy who works for his father’s pearl business. When one of his father’s best pearl divers, Gaspar Ruiz, starts boasting about his many achievements, Ramon is determined to find a pearl greater than any Gaspar had ever found. Everyone agrees Ramon did go diving, while some think it would be a great chance for him to prove himself, others believe it was dangerous and unwise. Ramon should have gone diving for pearls for three crucial reasons; Ramon could prove to his father, he could dive, Gaspar would no longer be able to brag, and Ramon was fully capable of diving. The first
