Mr. Stone's Notes for Chapter 5
1. How is the movie significantly different than than the book?
Juana trying to throw the pearl into the sea occurs around minute fifty in the movie.
In the movie Kino sees two men who look like they will attack him. He is able to see them. He appears to kill both of them.
In the movie, Juana attempts to use a rock to assist Kino in killing the men by the beach. She does not do this in the book.
Kino sweetly declines Juana's pleas to get rid of the pearl in the movie as opposed to his anger in the book.
The chronology of the book is broken in the movie. A scene with the doctor is inserted at this point.
Juana is not shown finding the Pearl.
Their house is not shown being burned at this point. They go a compadre's house and he gives them materials to flee. Juan Tomas is not named in the movie.
In the movie, the family attempts to leave the village in the boat and it sinks barely after they have entered.
Kino is not shown finding a hole in his boat.
There is no wind storm in the movie; rather, they attempt head to a swamp.
This occurs around minute fifty-five in the movie directed by Emilio Fernández.
2. What complications occur in this chapter?
Juana leaves their house and attempts to throw the pearl in the sea.
Kino follows in rage and hits her in the face with with his fist.
Kino is knocked down and searched for the pearl.
Juana searches for Kino.
Juana sees the gleaming pearl, picks it up, and considers thwarting it back in the sea.
Juana sees Kino beside a bleeding figure.
Juana realizes their old way of life is permanently gone.
Juana hides the stabbed figure's body.
Kino thinks the pearl is lost.
Juana assures him and convinces him they must flee.
Juana goes to retrieve Coyotito and Kino.
Kino goes to prepare the canoe.
Kino finds the canoe with a hole in it.
Kino discovers their brush house burning.
Kino, Juana, and Coyotito seek refuge in the house of Juan Tomas.
Apolonia and Juan Tomas risk their lives to hide Kino and his family and to prepare for them to flee.
A wind storm develops.
Juan Tomas attempts to convince Kino and his family to stay.
3. Identify any pearl symbol passages.
Juan Tomas says, "There is a devil in this pearl."
Kino says, "The pearl has become my soul."
4. Identify any song passages.
"Now darkness was closing in on his family; now evil music filled the night, hung over the mangroves, skirled in the wave beat."
Juana trying to throw the pearl into the sea occurs around minute fifty in the movie.
In the movie Kino sees two men who look like they will attack him. He is able to see them. He appears to kill both of them.
In the movie, Juana attempts to use a rock to assist Kino in killing the men by the beach. She does not do this in the book.
Kino sweetly declines Juana's pleas to get rid of the pearl in the movie as opposed to his anger in the book.
The chronology of the book is broken in the movie. A scene with the doctor is inserted at this point.
Juana is not shown finding the Pearl.
Their house is not shown being burned at this point. They go a compadre's house and he gives them materials to flee. Juan Tomas is not named in the movie.
In the movie, the family attempts to leave the village in the boat and it sinks barely after they have entered.
Kino is not shown finding a hole in his boat.
There is no wind storm in the movie; rather, they attempt head to a swamp.
This occurs around minute fifty-five in the movie directed by Emilio Fernández.
2. What complications occur in this chapter?
Juana leaves their house and attempts to throw the pearl in the sea.
Kino follows in rage and hits her in the face with with his fist.
Kino is knocked down and searched for the pearl.
Juana searches for Kino.
Juana sees the gleaming pearl, picks it up, and considers thwarting it back in the sea.
Juana sees Kino beside a bleeding figure.
Juana realizes their old way of life is permanently gone.
Juana hides the stabbed figure's body.
Kino thinks the pearl is lost.
Juana assures him and convinces him they must flee.
Juana goes to retrieve Coyotito and Kino.
Kino goes to prepare the canoe.
Kino finds the canoe with a hole in it.
Kino discovers their brush house burning.
Kino, Juana, and Coyotito seek refuge in the house of Juan Tomas.
Apolonia and Juan Tomas risk their lives to hide Kino and his family and to prepare for them to flee.
A wind storm develops.
Juan Tomas attempts to convince Kino and his family to stay.
3. Identify any pearl symbol passages.
Juan Tomas says, "There is a devil in this pearl."
Kino says, "The pearl has become my soul."
4. Identify any song passages.
"Now darkness was closing in on his family; now evil music filled the night, hung over the mangroves, skirled in the wave beat."
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