The Pearl

who were the characters of the pearl?

Kino: The young Indian pearl diver who finds the magnificent pearl and whose life is partially destroyed by this pearl.

Juana: Kino's wife and faithful partner in eking out a meager living; she is obedient and devoted to her family.

Coyotito: Coyotito is Kino and Juana's infant son; he is bitten by a scorpion and recovers miraculously only to be later killed by a bullet, a bullet intended for Kino.

Juan Tomás: Kino's brother, advisor, and his only protector when Kino is hunted for murder.

Apolonia: Juan's fat wife, who has no real significance in the story.

The Doctor: A thoroughly heartless, self-seeking man whose love of money is displayed when he refuses to help Coyotito because Kino cannot pay him his fee.

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