The Pearl

1. The Pearl By John Steinbeck

2. Characters • Kino-a man who dives looking for pearls/he is poor/he has black hair and a mustache. • Juana-Kino’s wife/has long black hair • Coyotito-Kino and Juana’s baby • Juan Tomas-Kino’s brother • Apolonia-Juan Tomas’ wife • Various other divers and their families • Villagers

3. Setting • The Gulf coast • Kino and Juana’s brush house. • The doctor’s fancy house • The area where Kino and Juana try to hide.

4. Chapters 1-3 • We are introduced to Kino and Juana. • Their morning rituals are discussed. • Coyotito was stung by a scorpion. • Juana and Kino take Coyotito to the doctor. • The doctor refuses to see Coyotito because his family does not have enough money to pay for his services. • Kino finds a giant, perfectly formed pearl. • Coyotito appears to be doing better. • Kino dreams of what he will do with all of the money that the pearl will bring him. • The doctor visits and gives Coyotito some medicine but Coyotito gets sicker anyway. • Kino knows that the people around him want the pearl for themselves.

5. Chapters 4-5 • Kino goes to the dealers to sell the pearl. • The dealers only offer Kino 1,00 pesos but Kino knows it is worth more so he doesn’t sell it to the dealers. • Someone attacks Kino. Juana wants him to destroy the pearl before anything else bad happens. • Kino wants to take the pearl to the capital. • Juana tries to throw the pearl back into the ocean but Kino catches her. • Someone else attacks Kino and tries to steal the pearl but Kino kills him. • Kino and Juana are running away. • They hide out in Juan Tomas’ house.

6. Chapter 6 • Kino and Juana are being tracked by people who wish to steal the pearl. • Kino tries to get Juana to hide while he continues on. • Kino tries to take care of the three trackers while Juana and Coyotito hide in the cave. • Kino and Juana return to their village alone. • Kino throws the pearl back into the ocean.