perspective in the pearl
answer each question. use complete sentences.
1. in what person is this story told?
(remember that dialog doesnt count.)
first person (i, we)
second person (you)
third person (he, she, it, they)
2. does john steinbeck interrupt the pearl with his thoughts?
yes no
3. write a sentence or phrase from the pearl that shows someones thought.
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4. if another character has internal thoughts, write down the other character’s thoughts.
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5. from whose point of view is the pearl written?
narrator’s perspective
author’s perspective
only one character’s perspective
your perspective (2nd person)
all characters in the story
6. choose a sentence or a couple of sentences from the pearl. rewrite those sentences. make the narrator a toddler.
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7. rewrite the same sentence(s). this time, make the narrator an angry student.
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8. how did the story change when it was told from different perspectives?
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### Question 1
# Brief Explanations:
"The Pearl" by John Steinbeck is narrated using third - person pronouns (he, she, it, they) to tell the story about the characters (like Kino, Juana) and their experiences. So the story is told in the third person.
# Answer:
C. Third person (he, she, it, they)

### Question 2
# Brief Explanations:
In "The Pearl", John Steinbeck as the author does not insert his own personal thoughts into the narrative. The story is focused on the characters and their world, and the author's voice is not an interrupting presence with his personal musings.
# Answer:
B. No

### Question 5
# Brief Explanations:
"The Pearl" is written from the narrator's perspective. The narrator tells the story of the characters (Kino, Juana, etc.) and presents events, actions, and some insights into the story world. It is not from the author's personal perspective (the author doesn't insert himself), not only one character's perspective (we get to know about multiple characters' situations), not the reader's (your) perspective, and not just focusing on one character.
# Answer:
A. Narrator’s perspective

For questions 3, 4, 6, 7, and 8, they require direct reference to the text of "The Pearl" and creative writing or analysis based on it. Here are some guidelines:

### Question 3
To answer this, you can look for a sentence in "The Pearl" that shows a character's internal thought. For example, if we consider Kino's thoughts about the pearl, a sentence like "Kino thought that the pearl might be their escape from poverty." (you need to find an actual sentence from the book, this is a made - up example for illustration) can be used.

### Question 4
If another character (like Juana) has internal thoughts, for example, if Juana is worried about the pearl bringing evil, you can write down her thoughts as per the text. For example, "Juana thought that the pearl was a sin thing and would destroy them." (again, an illustrative example, refer to the actual text).

### Question 6
First, choose a sentence from "The Pearl", say "Kino went to the beach to dive for pearls." Then, to make the narrator a toddler, you can rewrite it as "Me see Kino go to the beach to get pretty pearls. Me want to go too!" (adjust the language to be more like a toddler's speech, with simpler words and maybe some grammatical non - standardness as a toddler might have).

### Question 7
Using the same base sentence "Kino went to the beach to dive for pearls.", to make the narrator an angry student, you can rewrite it as "Ugh! Kino just goes to the beach to dive for pearls like it's no big deal! I have so much homework and he gets to go play at the beach? It's not fair!" (use angry - sounding language, maybe some complaints, to fit the angry student narrator).

### Question 8
When the story is told from different perspectives, the tone, the level of understanding, and the focus change. A toddler's perspective would make the story more simple, innocent, and focused on the surface - level actions (like seeing people do things and wanting to join). An angry student's perspective would add frustration, complaints, and a more self - centered view (comparing the characters' actions to their own situation). Different character perspectives (if we were to tell from Kino's vs Juana's) would show different fears, desires, and interpretations of the events related to the pearl. The overall mood and the reader's empathy or reaction to the characters can also shift depending on the perspective.

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