THE PEARL: CHAPTER 5

THE PEARL: CHAPTER 5
· Juana throws the pearl away.
· The third attack.
· The house is set on fire.
· Before the flight.
· Juana throws the pearl away.
· In the early hours of the morning, Kino sees Juana silently rise, takes the pearl from the hiding place and glide out the door.
· She moves towards the sea.
· He reaches her and wrenches the pearl out of her hand just as she is about to throw it into the sea.
· He strikes her and kicks her.
· The third attack
· An attacker attempts to steal the pearl.
· There was a struggle and Kino killed the attacker and then passed out.
· Juana sees a dead man on the shore. Juana drags the dead man into the bush and revives Kino. She informs Kino about the dead body and they must escape before daybreak.
· Kino agrees to flee but discovers his canoe has been destroyed. Someone has made a hole in the canoe. He is overcome with rage.
· The house is set on fire.
· Kino hurries towards his house but the house is on fire and Juana is fleeing toward him with the frightened baby.
· The fire attracts their neighbours and they assume that Kino, Juana and Coyotito are in the burning hut.
· Juan Tomas agrees to hide Kino and his family for a day until they can escape in darkness of the following night.
· Juana blames the pearl.
· Before the flight
· Juan Tomas tells the neighbour that Kino and Juana have already fled to escape the evil fortune that seems to plague them.
· At nightfall, Kino takes his family and flees to the North. Juan Tomas tells Kino to avoid the coast as the men from the town are looking for him.
THEMES:
· A) GREED AND CORRUPTION,
- they attacked Kino three times in order to get the pearl.
- they destroyed his canoe.
- they were willing to kill Kino and his family to get the pearl.
· In your opinion did the pearl make Kino a greedy and corrupted man?
· E.g. I think the pearl did to a certain extent, make Kino a greedy and corrupted man. After the discovery- was not happy with basic things (harpoon)- wanted a rifle & the best for his family- got violent towards Juana – killed a man in self-defense – becomes suspicious of all men, saw evil in them.
· b) Courage
· Kino-has the courage to fight his assailant
· Juana-the courage to stand up for what she believes is right and the courage to hide the dead man’s body in the bushes.
· Juan Tomas –the courage to protect his brother’s family in times of need.
CHARACTERS:
· KINO:
- The changes in Kino’s character = Kino’s primitive violent reaction is again seen when Juana tries to get rid of the pearl. Kino ‘sees red’ and he snatches the pearl from Juana. He strikes, bares his teeth and hissed at her like a snake.
+ violent animal instincts of a man capable of murder.
· Kino killed a man as self-defense = Kino had “broken the balance of the day and the family had forever lost their old peace.”
· The destruction of his boat and the burning down of his house – bring about further anger, rage, resentment and hatred.
· Juana
· In this chapter, Juana’s strength of character is further illustrated.
· Tries to convince Kino of the evil brought by the pearl.
· She is obedient, but is also brave to protect her family.
She goes to the extent of standing up against her husband’s displeasure.
-is determined to throw away the pearl and all the bad luck it has brought.
She is patience and understanding- when Kino hits her. She is forgiving and there is “no anger in her for Kino”