The Pearl

What this reveals about Juana:

Figurative Language: "Kino, this pearl is evil. Let us destroy it before it destroys us. Let us crush it between two stones. Let us-- let us throw it back in the sea where it belongs. Kino, it is evil, it is evil!"

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Juana is displaying common sense in this passage. She is able to see that the possession of the pearl is likely to destroy their family, that the pearl is a dangerous thing to possess.

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