<The Pearl> by J.Steinbeck Crossword Puzzle

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Across
  1. 2. People who observe the town and know the doctor’s sins and Kino’s poverty
  2. 3. A modern weapon Kino dreams of buying to break the cycle of poverty
  3. 8. Kino’s grandfather’s boat and his family's most valuable property
  4. 9. Extreme greed for wealth or material gain, shown by the doctor and buyers
  5. 10. simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson
  6. 11. The distant city where Kino plans to go to sell his pearl
  7. 13. The act of bringing people under control, like the history of Kino's race
  8. 15. The creature that stings Coyotito and triggers the story's conflict
  9. 17. Very poor; lacking money for basic needs like medical treatment
  10. 18. A secret agreement between the buyers to cheat Kino by lowering the price
  11. 19. The internal music Kino hears that reflects the emotions of his life
  12. 21. The weapon Kino uses to open oysters and later to kill his attackers
  13. 23. A man who sees himself as a "civilized" person but is cruel and greedy
  14. 24. To be tricked or deceived by the beautiful appearance of the pearl
Down
  1. 1. Skillful use of hands when performing tricks, like the pearl buyer
  2. 4. An optical illusion that makes things in the Gulf look unreal or uncertain
  3. 5. A defensive wall; Kino's canoe is a protection against starvation.
  4. 6. A bright, silver light coming from the surface of the great pearl
  5. 7. A state of having no energy or hope after being cheated by the buyers
  6. 12. Something very large and ugly; a word used by buyers to insult the pearl
  7. 13. A person's social position; the priest says people must stay in their place
  8. 14. Kino’s wife who represents reason and wants to destroy the pearl
  9. 16. A soft, wet mass of seaweed used as a simple remedy for a wound
  10. 20. A selfish desire for money that turns the town against Kino
  11. 22. The infant son who is the reason for Kino's hopes and final tragedy