Explain what you believe was the purpose behind the priest’s telling the tale to the townsfolk.?

Student Study Guides.

These links will give you a summary of the book, character analysis, plot and much more, so that you will be able to answer literary questions.

http://www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes/titles/pearl/

http://www.pinkmonkey.com/booknotes/barrons/pearl.asp

http://www.novelguide.com/ThePearl/

http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/pearl/

http://www.cliffsnotes.com/WileyCDA/LitNote/id-141.html

http://litsum.com/pearl/