Please read/reread Chapters 1-2 of The Pearl, underlining or starring examples of greed, poverty, racism/classism, and the detachment of nature.
Please also make note of paradoxes and stark opposites. In the prologue, the narrator acknowledges that through the retelling of stories (including this very parable), a black-and-white moral universe develops: good vs. evil, rich vs. poor, oppressed vs. free. Note the purity, goodness and natural freedom painted in Kino's community versus the wealth, greed, and evil implied through descriptions of the doctor and the "city of stone and plaster" (8). Also note paradoxes, such as the doctor's ignorance and avarice, and how this shapes the reader's emotions about the character.
These themes, along with the concept of FATE will guide our discussion on Monday.
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