Give your personal reaction to the story in terms of its: a.) setting b.)characters c.)plot d.)theme

A) The Pearl takes place in a Mexican coastal village called La Paz. It takes place around the end of the 19th Century or possible the early 20th Century. The time isn't clearly stated.

B) You can find character analysis at the site linked below

C) You can find an excellent plot summary at the site linked below (2)

D) Greed as a destructive force; the roles of fate and agency in shaping human life; colonial society’s oppression of native cultures