Next, students were asked to come up with a definition of a theme. We then listed some themes featured in The Pearl.
Students then found scenes that reinforced hopes and dreams as a theme in the novel:
In small groups, students generated more lists of scenes that encompass the varying themes we discussed:
Themes in The Pearl
Religion:
· They want to baptize Coyotito (p.21)
· Juana and Kino will get married in a church
(p.24)
· The Priest came by and told Kino that he
was named after a great man of the church (p.27)
· Juana thinks Kino is half insane and half
god (around p.77)
· When people were discussing how Kino should
spend his money form the pearl, they suggested masses and giving it to the Pope
(p.43)
· Juan Thomas talks of a sermon by the Priest
(p.46)
Gender:
· Kino is the man of the house, Juana would
cook, clean and listen to Kino’s orders (p.2)
· Kino hits Juana and her reaction is
accepting of the behavior (p.59, 76-in other book)
· Kino is the aggressor and protector of the
family (p.114)
Family:
· Juana and Kino will get married in a church
(p.24)
· When Juan Tomas hid Kino (p.67)
· Coyotito is stung and the villagers come
together (p.6/7)
· When Kino takes the pearl to the town the
villagers follow (p.48/49)
· The canoe is a sustainment for each family
(around p.80)
· Kino thinks of the song of the family (p.3)
Good and Evil
· Kino thinks of the song of the family –
this is good (p.3)
· The pearl is evil (p.56/57)
· Kino hears the song of evil because
Coyotito was stung by the scorpion (p.5)
· Kino kills a man and hits Juana (p.59)
· Kino hears the song of evil when they
arrive at the doctor’s house (p.9)
Finally, students were given a script and asked to re-enact a scene from The Pearl. We will present these next class.
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