The Pearl

Chapter 4

6."But the buyer's eyes had become as steady and cruel and unwinking as a hawk's eyes, while the rest of his face smiled in greeting." What figurative language does the following sentence use? Why does Steinbeck use the comparison of a hawk?

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Steinbeck uses some effective simile here. A hawk is a predatory bird and the speculators are preying on Kino. 

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