Question

In The Pearl, what is the point of this descriptive comparison?
"The news stirred up something infinitely black and evil in the town; the black distillate was like the scorpion, or like hunger in the smell of food, or like loneliness when love is withheld. The poison sacs of the town began to manufacture venom, and the town swelled and puffed with the pressure of it."

Answer 1

In The Pearl, what is the point of this descriptive comparison?
"The news stirred up something infinitely black and evil in the town; the black distillate was like the scorpion, or like hunger in the smell of food, or like loneliness when love is withheld. The poison sacs of the town began to manufacture venom, and the town swelled and puffed with the pressure of it."
A. Coyotito will be stung by another scorpion.
B. Kino has brought evil to the town by finding the pearl.
C. News of Kino's pearl is poisoning the minds of the people with greed.
D. The town is overrun with evil people and scorpions.

Answer 2

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