When the pearl was being inspected by the buyers, it was on
black felt. The contrast emphasized the brightness of the pearl which brings me
back to my light/dark motif. Maybe the light symbolizes happiness or “happiness”
since all the pearl has brought is trouble. Kino should have just listened to
Juana and gotten rid of the pearl when she said. The author said the pearl had
a strange color to it which I thought could have been hinting at its underlying
evilness. The magnifying glass could be representing seeing the pearl for what
it truly was: evil.
The author created good imagery when Juana was walking in
the darkness after trying to throw out the pearl. The moon was creating light
and dark spots on the ground because of the clouds. She was in and out of
darkness. I interpreted this has her conflicting emotions of wanting to get rid
of the pear because it brought evil in her family but yet wanting to obey her
husband and keep it.
At first I liked Kino. He was a family based man and made
his wife and child a priority. Now he was putting his wants in front of them
and turning evil. After he hit Juana for trying to throw the pearl out, I hated
him. I never thought it would go that far. He was turning into an animal; He
was no longer a human on the inside. It freaked me out when he was killing the
trackers. He was so wild! It was like he was hungry for human flesh. When he
looked into the pearl at the end, he was seeing his visions gone wrong which
gave me hope for him but I realized he was already destroyed and ruined.
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