... evil's intrusion into Kino's family bymeans of music. Evil is introduced into many scenes, by itsshadows and music. Kino, being the main character, is usually first to hear it. "Kino stepped to the doorway and looked out...The thin dog cameto him, and threshed itself in greeting like a wind ©blown flag,and Kino looked down at it and didn't see it. He had brokenthrough ... morals in place was gone, as the songof the pearl had worked its way through to him. The song of the pearl is not used much throughout the story,"The Pearl", but is used effectively as it constructs moralbarriers that...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

... stock can fill almost any need. Lee Chong had all one could wish for living on cannery row. Then there's Mac and the boys, after striking a deal with Lee Chong they now live in the Palace Flophouse. While Mac and the boys could make something of themselves for some reason they like where they are and how they live. Next we come to Doc ... do for him, they think maybe a gift, but decide against it. They finally decide on give Doc one of the best parties he has ever been too all in his honor. Mac and the boys figure out this party to the letter, Doc will be gone for a couple days while co...

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• Grade Level: High School

... of anything that wants to grow. The dust is symbolic of the erosion of the lives of the people. The dust is synonymous with "deadness". The land is ruined, the way of life (farming) is gone, and people are uprooted and forced to leave. Secondly, the dust stands for profiteering banks in the background that squeeze the life out the land by forcing the people off the land. The soil, the farmers have been drained of life ... and are exploited: "The last rain fell on the red and gray country of Oklahoma in early May. The weeds became a dark green to protect themselves from the sun's unyield...

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• Grade Level: High School