Mood Swings -Cielo Bautista

1. "But Juana's eyes were on him and she could not wait"

• This part of the story creates suspense in how Juana’s feeling because her and Kino want to see the pearl so they can get help from the doctor because of Coyotito . The atmosphere in this part is anxious and nerve wrecking for the characters and the readers.

     2.  "This doctor was of a race which for nearly four hundred years had beaten and starved                                                                                                                                          and robbed and despised Kino's race"

• This passage uses decent language to express how the doctor's being racist towards Kino's race. It shows that Kino’s race has been treated poorly and unequal in their place.  Because of the situation it makes the character feel angry and mad.

    3."They knew his ignorance, his cruelty, his his avarice, his appetites, his sins."

• The section shows what Kino's impression of the doctor from past experiences. He doesn't seem to like him very much according to the passage. The author uses description of the doctor to show how he isn't a good guy in their town.

    4.  "Then without warning, he struck the gate a crushing blow with his fist."

• The author uses description of action to show that the character is angry because of what happened earlier. It is a surprising event because Kino doesn't seem to come out as a violent character in the book. The writer wants to put some tension between the characters.

    5.  "And bow a wave of shame went over the whole procession. They melted away"

• The author uses metaphor to describe the atmosphere of the passage which is upset or sad because of how the doctors treated them. The writer wants the readers to feel bad for the characters because of what happened to him. The author wants to have different moods in each passage in order to keep the book interesting.