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Collaboration: Analysis and Evidence, Chapter 6

Page history last edited by Christine Bauer-Ramazani 13 years, 8 months ago

Instructions: Work in small groups and post your answers in the Wiki.  Use vocabulary from the chapter to answer the questions. 

 

Names of Group Members  Answers to the questions in Analysis and Evidence, Chapter 6  Comments  Questions 

Laura Renteria

Sergio Puentes 

Yuri Nakano

1.  The weather

The weather is described on p. 68 and 69.  List adjectives and verbs.  What does this description represent?

 

While Kino and Juana were walking, the wind was “fierce and strong”. This may represent they were in a threatening situation and that they were trying to get out of it (They were struggling with it). This wind was erasing the footprints Kino and Juana had left behind, and this may be a reflection of how they were leaving their past behind and starting a new life. Afterwards, the sky became clearer, reflecting that things were now clear for Kino. Finally, the haze disappeared. Kino had seen the bad things the pearl brought with it and now he knew what he should do with it.

 

 

2.  The setting

     Find descriptions of the surroundings on pages 68, 69,

 

Kino was walking around the city’s edge. He was in a desert-like area, maybe a beach.  There were some ruts on the floor, which were his lead to the city. This area was completely alone (“They passed no one and saw no one”).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good!  Your interpretation is right on!  Instead of "bad things" you might want to use a more descriptive noun, e.g. evil, tragic events.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
Vocabulary: While a person can be alone, the landscape is said to be desolate.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Do the desert-like surroundings reflect his inner state of mind?

Laura Renteria  

Sergio Puentes

Yuri Nakano

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camila Pinzon

Laura Pabon

3.  Kino

     What do these quotations and passages say about Kino? 

 

  • What is this “ancient thing?”

Some ancient thing stirred in Kino.  Through his fear of dark and the devils that haunt the night, there came a rush of exhilaration; some animal thing was moving in him so that he was cautious and wary and dangerous; some ancient thing out of the past of people was alive in him. (p. 69)

 

The ancient thing they are talking here may refer to an animal instinct. In addition, it can may (or could or might but not can) refer to being scared of something. That's why the author compares him with to an animal because animals are irrational they . They are just guided by their instinct of hunting and being careful. As I mentioned before, they can this may also refer to a fear of something, as human memory always remember what happened in the past. Maybe maybe Kino is afraid of something.  That's thats why he being is cautionous because maybe somewhere in the past somethign terrible happend to him and know now the situation he is living is making him remember that horrible situation.

 

  • Kino’s vision (p. 71)?  Is there a way out?

Selling the pearl and buying a rifle, Ggetting married with to Juana in a great church, giving his son an education--that are is Kino’s vision but he sees horrible incidents between them as well. He sees the reality which what he does not want to think about, so in order not to think deeply, he dreams. There is no way out.  He knows but he does not admit it.

  • For him there was no way out of this his great hope for having a better way of life was selling the pearl. he He didn't see an other  another way. As he had luck finding the pearl, he won't let it go because it represents hope and a better life.

  • Kino takes off his white clothes (p. 83).  Why?  What does this indicate about him?

 

Kino takes off his white clothes because Juana told him that the trackers may see him in the darkness with those clothes.

Also, this statement indicates that Kino has taken off his peace and his innocence. Therefore, he is transforming himself in a bad person.

 

  • How is he described on pages 86-87?

 

Kino is described as a terrible machine “His strength and his movement and his speed were a machine” (Steinbeck, p. 87). He became "Cold and deadly” (Steinbeck p 87). He stopped thinking as a human, losing all his senses and he became a person without feelings, converting him in a dangerous man.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good use of tentative language (may)! 

 

Excellent reference to the natural instinct of animals!!!  It is inborn and as old as the world.  It is definitely the "ancient thing" Steinbeck refers to.  Yes, it may also be fear for the reason that you give.

Watch your run-on sentences!!! There are 3 in this short paragraph.

  

  

  

 

Good representation of Kino's vision.

 

I agree that he is living an illusion.

 

 

I agree with your assessment here.  Don't forget to use punctuation (periods, apostrophes)!!!  We're not writing text messages!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Excellent interpretation!  Nice use of a discourse marker (therefore). 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Could it be that he is becoming like a robot?  or an animal, without using his rational thinking? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Camila Pinzon

Laura Pabon 

4.  Animal references

      What animals and animal noises are mentioned?    Find evidence on pages 69, 72, 73,

 

A.  These two quotations have references to animals in Kino’s and the trackers’ description.  Circle them.  Why does the author use animal references?

  •  He listened again, an animal light in his eyes.  He stood up, then, silently; and crouched low, he threaded his way through the brush toward the road.  But he did not step into the road; he crept into the cover of a thorny tree and peered out along the way he had come. (p. 72/3)

We think the animal that Steinbeck is describing is a panther because the panthers crouch, so no one can see them. Also, they crept into the trees and peered so they are always alert of what is happening. 

  

  •  He knew these inland hunters.  In a country where there was little game they managed to live because of their ability to hunt, and they were hunting him.  They scuttled over the ground like animals and found a sign and crouched over it while the horseman waited. (p. 73)

This animal could be a lion because they lions are excellent hunters. They scuttle, so they can run very faster. Also, when they are going to hunt, they crouch so they prey couldn’t see them.

 

The author uses animal references to portray Kino as a wild man. It is possible that he compares everyone with the animals because he wants to show that people become wild when they have something valuable in their power that might be stolen by someone. This made people less rational and start to think only like the animals that move instinctively and not rationally.

 

  •  Kino was not breathing, but his back arched a little and the muscles of his arms and legs stood out with tension and a line of sweat formed on his upper lip. (p. 74)

 

  •  Her goading struck into his brain; his lips snarled and his eyes were fierce again. (p. 75)

 

  •  And Kino ran for the high place, as nearly all animals do when they are pursued.

 

  •  Oh, the music of evil sang loud in Kino’s head now, it sang with the whine of heat and with the dry ringing of snake rattles.  It was not large and overwhelming now, but secret and poisonous, and the pounding of his heart gave it undertone and rhythm.

 

  •  The cats took their prey there, and strewed feathers and lapped water through their bloody teeth.  The little pools were places of life because of the water, and places of killing because of the water, too. (p. 79)

 

  •  Kino edged like a slow lizard down the smooth rock shoulder. (p. 84)

 

  •  And Kino’s own music was in his head, the music of the enemy, low and pulsing, nearly asleep.  But the Song of the Family had become as fierce and sharp and feline as the snarl of a female puma. (p. 84)

 

  •  The man who had been sleeping said, “You can’t tell.  Some coyote bitch with a litter.  I’ve heard a coyote pup cry like a baby. (p. 86)
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good!  It could be any cat-like creature, e.g. a panther.

 

 

 

Right!

 

 

 

I agree! Well said!

 

Absolutely right!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Does this indicate that Kino is losing his humanity and becoming more like an animal?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doesn't our rationality distinguish us from animals? 

Juan Diego  Ortiz 

 

Luis Carlos Roa 

 

Ayaka Ohira

5.   Juana

A.  How is Juana described?  Find evidence on pages 71, 72, 77/78 (!!!), 84, 88.

 

Juana felt fear and frightened against the enemy. “She did not sleep. She sat quiet as a stone and her face was quiet” (Steinbeck, p.72). She was really terrified, so she could not soothe her feelings. However, when she took care about of Coyotito, she could calm her mind. “He smiled and gurgled at her until she smiled too” (p.72). Juana felt frightened against of the enemy but she won’t leave from Kino because she wanted to stay with him and worried about heim whether or not he was hurt by them. “We go with you” (p.77).  Also, she really refused Kino’s suggestion because of her feelings, too. She was so looked carefully to look at Coyotito as like an owl to preserve protect him from the enemy. However, when Coyotito died, she was depressed and she could not believe Coyotito died. “Juana carried her shawl like a sack over her shoulder” (p.88).  

 

B.  Foreshadowing:

What is being foreshadowed in these lines?

 

  • They would be back, Kino knew.  They would be circling and searching, peeping, stooping, and they would come back sooner or later to his covered track. . . . And there was a panic in Kino now, a panic of flight.  The trackers would find his trail, he knew it.  There was no escape, except in flight.  (pp. 74-75)

What is being foreshadowed is that they are destined to be doomed. Kino and his family are being pursued by the hunters who will not stop until they have the pearl. If the trackers catch Kino and his family, they will surely die.

(Juana, Nahoko, Tania)

 

  • The cats took their prey there, and strewed feathers and lapped water through their bloody teeth.  The little pools were places of life because of the water, and places of killing because of the water, too. (p. 79)

 

There are two meanings:

 

1)      The literal meaning that the cats and the hunters catch their preys in the mountain.

2)      The trackers represent the hunters and Kino and his family represents the preys.

 

The second implication is that the family is the prey of the trackers. The author foreshadows that if the trackers catch the family, they will slaughter them and they will take the pearl away; it is as if the people became animals when they let their emotions take control of them.

(Juana, Nahoko, Tania)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good! 

 

 

 

good observation!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good observations and interpretation!  She is very protective of her family and is depressed when she is unable to protect them from harm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Good!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prey is a non-count (singular) noun. 

Good interpretation on two levels.

 

 

Right!

 

Good!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How would you describe her feelings?  Is she loyal? Steadfast?

All 

6.  What is the tragedy of the story? 

The death of Ccoyotito is surely the tragedy of the story but the true tragedy is not simply just about the death of him, but getting the great pearl. The pearl brought Kino and his family some kind of hope and he dreamed of changing and getting a happier life. However, actually, what it brought them was misfortune. The rRelationship between Kino and Juana has been still close but it has been different since he got the pearl. It was a little awkward. They lost their house and boat. It is safe to say that everything happened after he got the pearl are is the tragedy. (Yuri Nakano)

 

I think the great tragedy of the story is the finding of the pearl. This event is the one that lets the whole story develop. If Kino hadn’t found the pearl, nothing would have ever happened; the doctor wouldn’t have made Coyotito get sick after he was healed from the scorpion’s sting. , Kino would have never been chased or attacked by anyone.  He wouldn’t have killed any man.  His family would never have had any bad moment.  ,Coyotito wouldn’t be dead by the end of the story, etc. I think that further than everything bad that happens through the novel, the finding of the pearl is the real tragedy of the story, because in some way we could say it is the guilty cause of every other tragedy that occurred. (Laura Renteria)

 

I think that finding the pearl was a tragedy, as it was the death of Coyotito and all the things that happened. Thus, I think that the great tragedy of the story was that none of the people that were living in the town could control their feelings toward the pearl, as it was the ambition, the fear, the interest envy (?)among others. I think that those feelings were the tragedy because they were the main cause for Kino to kill the man, for the doctor to poison Coyotito, and finally for Coyotitos death. To sum up, the pearl created a lot of feelings in the people., I think that these feelings were the great tragedy but they could have been avoided and in this way the story would have been different. (Laura Pabon)

 

I think the tragedy of the story is that Kino has found the pearl. Since Kino got the pearl, many unexpected happenings events occurred to him and his family and they could not live in stable and peaceful life anymore. And his attitude was totally different comparing his attitude before he found the pearl. He was always afraid of around him his surroundings and Jauna always worried about him. I think seemingly he was possessed with the appeal of the pearl so that he forgot what is the most important for him such as Coyotito. I think that having the pearl is the tragedy of the story.

(Nahoko Iijima)

 

I think the tragedy of the story was the pearl because since Kino found the pearl, everything was lost. For example, Kino turned into a bad person, his relationship with Juana was damaged, he lost his identity, and Coyotito was killed by the trackers, etc. In the town people cheated, and became obsessed in order to have the pearl. If the pearl wouldn’t be found, all these tragedies could be avoided. That's why the pearl was the main tragedy of the story.

(Camila Pinzon)

 

The tragedy of the story is that Kino encountered a remedy for his life but it didn't work. He lived in poverty, in hunger, in discrimination, in constant fear of famine or dead. He found that precious pearl that meant that his family could escape from what how they had lived all their lives, but things didn't turn out to be how he imagined. Selfishness, greed, and other bad feelings spread through the town and Kino himself. So the real tragedy is that people have the chance to improve their lives but as they let bad emotions take control over them, they convert chance into misfortune. (Tania Ormaza)

 

(Ayaka Ohira)

The tragedy of the story is death of Coyotito. However, it has another meanings for Kino and Juana. They searched for the pearl to pay for Coyotito’s treatment. In addition, Kino wanted Coyotito to go to school. This was hope and future for them. Also, it is for Coyotito that Kino won’t part with the pearl. However, because of the death of Coyotito, Kino and Juana lost their hope and future in the end. After getting the pearl, Kino changed his attitude and behavior, he was hurt by the enemy, and he killed a person to save his life. On the other hand, Juana changed a little bit too. She had never felt Kino was fierce. She also felt a little distance with him. The pearl made them change before Kino getting it. Change brought Kino and Juana good fortune and opportunity. However, there was no guarantee that the change brought only happiness. Finally, the fortune made brought them unhappiness. I think this is the most tragedy in the story.

 

The great tragic event was about that after all the effort Juana and Kino made to heal Coyotito (thats what the whole story was about thats why kino found the pearl), the pearl that finally was the one that what killed Coyotito. As the thiefsves wanted the pearl, they killed whatever was what ever step in their way they will killed it and thats what happened thay then they killed Coyotito. The entire story was about the neaed of money to pay for Coyotito's treatment with the pearl in order to saved his life, but finally what happened was the opposite.  The pearl caused made that someone killed Coyotito to be killed with a rifle and he was gone from this world. (Sergio Puentes)

 

The tragedy of the story is the corruption of Kino. The pearl who had the wishes and hopes of Kino was finally the same who had the strong and evil feelings that were hidden in the deepest part of him. Who would think of Kino killing someone at the begining of the story? When I started reading the book I thought that Kino was the man who was going to sell the pearl or make the right decitsion in order to safe his son and family, but what really happened was that Kino ended killing for the pearl and his son died. The tragedy of the story is seen as Kino found the pearl but no one could assure that the fortune of finding it would make the future better. (Luis Carlos Roa)

Yuri, this is well-said!   I really enjoy your interpretations and your writing!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 This is a very interesting interpretation, Laura, but wasn't it the pearl itself, rather than the finding of it that set the events in motion?  Is it the representation of temptation and sin?

Watch the run-on sentences, Laura.  Use periods instead of commas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very interesting, Laura!  You see the tragedy in the negative emotions that developed.  That is definitely true.  I like the way you conclude your answer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kino lost his way as a result of his fascination with the pearl, and the pearl is evil.  This is a tragedy indeed, Nahoko.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, the pearl is the problem--not the pearl itself but what it turns people into.  Good explanation, Camila.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tania, excellent use of vocabulary! And you hit the nail on the head with your conclusion about the real tragedy!  Well done!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, that is the literal tragedy.  I agree that there is another meaning.  Kino is torn between good and evil.  There is a constant conflict between fortune and unhappiness, both represented by the pearl.  Ayaka, I agree with your conclusion that this is the real tragedy of the story.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A lot of words here, Sergio!  This could/should have been shortened!

 

Your reaction clearly points out the conflict around the pearl and the tragedy that surrounds it.  Try to say it in more direct ways, Sergio.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right, Luis Carlos!  So the pearl had the two sides of Kino embedded in it?  Good image! 

 

 

 

Well-supported!  Well-explained, Luis Carlos.  Good concluding sentence! 

 

 

       
       

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comments (1)

Christine Bauer-Ramazani said

at 4:04 pm on Jul 23, 2010

Where is the group posting from Tania, Nahoko, and Juanita??????

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