The Pearl

Read the following paragraph. Write the main idea of the paragraph and list two supporting details.

Juana watched him with worry, but she knew him and she knew she could help him best by being silent and by being near. And as though she too could hear the Song of Evil, she fought it, singing softly the melody of the family, of the safety and warmth and wholeness of the family. She held Coyotito in her arms and sang the song to him, to keep the evil out, and her voice was brave against the threat of the dark music.

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The main idea of this paragraph is to illustrate Juana's role as wife and mother. She is subservient to her husband and stays in the background as a calming force in the midst of chaos. She consistently performs her role of wife and mother with the intentions of doing what is right for her family unit.

"........she could help him best by being silent and by being near."

"She held Coyotito in her arms and sang the song to him, to keep the evil out, and her voice was brave against the threat of the dark music."

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The Pearl