I will lose my soul if I give up. "Go with God as well." This passage from Chapter 5 of The Pearl has a metaphor: "He was an animal now, for hiding, for attacking, and he lived just to save himself and his family." This is on page 62 of my copy, which is a Penguin paperback version. I have also read an ebook version of this book available on Amazon. A metaphor is when one thing is used to describe another thing that is not exactly like it. In this case, the sentence "He was an animal now, for hiding, for attacking, and he lived just to save himself and his family." means that someone who lives for saving themselves and their family is an animal. It's as simple as that! Here are some other examples of metaphors in The Pearl: "He had become a man now, for fighting." (page 63) - A person who fights for others sometimes becomes a man or woman. "She was a bird now, free to fly where she wanted without fearing anything." (page 64) - To be free is to be able to do what you want without any restrictions. A bird is free because it can go where it wants when it wants without being afraid of anything. "The sun was water now, hot at times but always changing." (page 65) - Water can be hot or cold depending on how much ice is in it.