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Chapter 1

• NOTE: Citations in this Lesson Plan refer to the following version of the book: Steinbeck, John. The Pearl. Penguin Books; 1st edition (February 1, 1993). Kindle Edition.

• The Pearl is set in La Paz, Mexico. The story is related from the perspective of a third-person omniscient narrator.

• In Chapter 1, Kino awakens moments before dawn and sees his wife Juana already awake and watching him.

• Juana wakes their son Coyotito carefully and prepares for the day ahead.

• Just after breakfast, a scorpion falls into Coyotito's crib and stings him.

• Coyotito screams and Juana tries to suck the poison out.

• Hopeless, Juana tells Kino that she wants to see the doctor.

• Followed by the people of their village, Juana and Kino take Coyotito to the doctor.

• He refuses to see them since they have little money.

Chapter 2

• Kino and Juana return back to their village and home.

• Kino takes his canoe...

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