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why it was important to juana that kino be the one to throw the pearl back into the sea?
- 1. Ameer Ibtisam Arshman Saad
- 2. About the Novel About the Author Major Characters Analysis of Juana Discussion Topic Conclusion
- 3. About the Novel Written By: John Steinbeck Written Between : 1944-1945 Date of Publication: 1947 Novel base Location : La Paz, Mexico
- 4. About the Author Full Name: John Ernst Steinbeck Junior Date of Birth: February 27, 1902 Birth Place: Salinas, California Occupation : Novelist, Short story writer Other Books: Of Mice and Men The Grapes of Wrath East of Eden Awards : Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Nobel Prize in Literature
- 5. Major Characters Kino Juana Coyotito The Doctor
- 6. Analysis of Juana • Juana is more reflective and more practical than Kino. • She prays for divine aid when Coyotito’s wound leaves Kino impotent with rage. • She also has the presence of mind to salve the wound with a seaweed poultice. • Juana is loyal and submissive, obeying her husband as her culture dictates, but she does not always agree with his actions. • Like Kino, Juana is at first seduced by the greed the pearl awakens, but she is much quicker than Kino to recognize the pearl as a potential threat.
- 7. • Juana becomes certain that the limitations, rules, and customs of her society must be upheld. Whereas Kino seeks to transform his existence. • Juana believes that their lives will be better if they keep things as they are. Kino can see only what they have to gain from the pearl. • Juana can see also what they stand to lose, and she wisely prefers to protect what she has rather than sacrifice it all for a dream. • At the end of the novel, when Coyotito died, leaving kino with no other option than to throw the pearl back into the sea proves that Juana was right from the beginning.
- 9. Events There were three main events related to our topic of discussion: 1. When the Intruder tried to steal the PEARL ? 1. When the attacker attacked Kino ? 1. When Juana tried to get rid of the pearl herself ?
- 10. When the Intruder tried to steal the Pearl ? • The day they found the pearl, that night Kino heard the cowering & scratching in the corner . • He quickly realized that some- one was trying to steal the pearl. • A struggle began in both of them. • Juana said to Kino that they should get rid of that pearl.
- 11. When the attacker attacked Kino ? • One day Kino woke up & heard sounds outside his house. • He went to look. • The attacker attacked & injured Kino badly. • By the time Juana reaches the fray, the attacker has fled. • While cleaning his wounds, Juana said that they should get rid of that pearl.
- 12. When Juana tried to get rid of the Pearl herself ? • Kino opens his eyes to see Juana. • He watches her silently leaving their hut. • Kino follows her out to the beach. • Kino manages to stop her just as she was about to throw the pearl . • He snatches it back, strikes her in the face and kicks her. • On his way back to home, Kino gets attacked. • When Juana gained her senses, on her way back, she saw the pearl on the ground.
- 13. • Juana was a loyal wife & the place where she lived, no wife could do anything without the permission of her husband. • The PEARL had a hold on Kino’s heart. The society in which they lived Juana could only advice Kino and he should be the one to see the pearl as potential threat. • Once Juana tried to throw the Pearl into the sea but Kino grabbed her, snatched the pearl back & beat her. Juana had many opportunities afterwards but she didn’t wanted to cheat her husband.
- 15. Any Question ?