The Pearl First 50 Pages

 

The Pearl First 50 Pages

There are a few things that really caught my eye in these 1^st 50 pages. One was when Kino talked about what he will do with the very large pearl. When he reveals what he wants to buy it surprised me. From the start of the book to that point Kino seems very down to earth. He prays as well as just acts not like someone who would all of those things. Someone like that would be the doctor. The doctor would want those things because he is rich, snotty, and overall pretentious. Kino is not this way at all, and that is why I was surprised when Kino said he wanted all of those things. I thought Kino would take the high road with the pearl. This would be something like saving the money because though his family is poor, they are still living with what they have. My other question of concern is about when the intruder comes into the hut. The intruder was digging in the corner, so if one can assume that the doctor was the intruder how would he know to look in the corner because of one small glance Kino made earlier?