As Kino opens the great oyster, Steinbeck writes that "In this gulf of uncertain light there were more illusions than realities." What might this tell us about Kino's hopes for the Pearl?

"In the town they tell the story of the great pearl - how it was found and how it was lost

again. They tell of Kino, the fisherman, and of his wife, Juana, and of the baby, Coyotito.

And because the story has been told so often, it has taken root in every man's mind. And,

as with all retold tales that are in people's hearts, there are only good and bad things and

black and white things and good and evil things and no in-between anywhere.

If this story is a parable, perhaps everyone takes his own meaning from it and reads his

own life into it. In any case, they say in the town that..."

Explanation:

being ignored by someone and then accepting the fact was really tough

i don't think it's a good idea to threaten anyone at all.