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SummaryandCommentaryofThePearl@#@AbouttheNovel---BriefSynopsis@#@Kino,thenovella’sprotagonist,isayoungMexican-IndianpearldivermarriedtoJuana;@#@theyhaveababynamedCoyotito.Theirlivesseemratherpeaceful,buttheirtranquilityisthreatenedwhenascorpionbitesCoyotito.JuanatellsKinotogototownandgetthedoctor,butKinoandtheirneighborstellJuanathatthedoctorwillnevercometowheretheylive,soJuanadecidestotakemattersintoherownhandsandsetsoffwithCoyotitotothedoctor.KinoaccompaniesJuana,andmanymembersofthevillagefollowthemtoseewhatwillhappen.Atthedoctor’shouse,thedoctor’sservanttellsKinoandJuanathatthedoctorisnotathome—intruth,thedoctorishomebutwillnothelpCoyotitobecauseKinocannotpaythedoctorasmuchasthedoctorwants,butalsobecausethedoctorisprejudicedagainstKino’srace.@#@KinogoestoworkdivingintheGulfforoystersfromhiscanoe;@#@JuanatendstoCoyotitointhecanoebyapplyingbrownseaweedtohisshoulder,whichisswollenfromthescorpion’sbite.AsKinoiscollectingoystersontheoceanbottom,hespotsalarger-than-usualoyster,collectsit,andreturnstothecanoe.Kinodoesnotwanttoopentheoysterimmediately,butJuanapromptshimtoopentheoyster;@#@whenhedoes,hefindsapearlthesizeofaseagull’segg.Juanagazesattheimmensepearl;@#@shethengoestocheckonCoyotitoanddiscoversthatCoyotito’sshoulderisnolongerswollen.KinoisimmenselyhappyaboutboththepearlandCoyotitoandyellsloudlyenoughthatheattractstheattentionoftheotheroysterdivers,whoracetowardhiscanoe.@#@BeforeKinoreacheshomewithhisgreatpearl,thenewsofhisdiscoveryhasalreadyreachedhisvillageandthetown.Everyonefantasizeswhatheorshewoulddowiththewealththatthepearlrepresents,includingthedoctor,whopreviouslyrefusedtohelpCoyotitobutnowsaysthatthebabyisapatientofhis.ThepriestarrivesatKinoandJuana’shutandtellsKinothatheneedstogivethanksforfindingthepearl.ThedoctorvisitsKinoandJuanaandtricksthemintoallowinghimtotreatCoyotitoeventhoughKinoknowsthatCoyotitoisalreadycured;@#@infactwhatthedoctorhasdoneistomakeCoyotitosicksothatthedoctorcanthencurethebabyandgetpaidmore.Coyotitoindeeddoesgetsick,andthedoctorreturnsandgivesthebabyadifferentmedicinethat“cures”thebaby.WhenthedoctorasksKinoforpayment,Kinosaysthathisplanistosellthepearlthenextday.ThedoctorofferstokeepthepearlforKino,andKinorefusestherequest,butthedoctortricksKinointorevealingwhereKinohashiddenthepearl.Thatnight,Kinohearssomeoneinthehut,drawshisknifeandstrikesoutatthefigureanddrawsblood,butishitovertheheadwithaheavyobject.JuanasensesthatthepearlisevilandbegsKinotothrowthepearlbackintothesea,butKinorefuses,believingstillthatthepearlwillgivethembetterlivesthantheyhave.@#@OnthedaythatKinoistosellthepearl,theotherdiversdonotgodiving.KinoandJuanabeginthetriptothepearlbuyers,followedbytheentirevillage.ThefirstpearlbuyertowhomKinoofferstosellthepearloffersKinoasmallamountofmoneyforthepearl,sayingthatthepearlistoobigandnooneelsewillbuyit.Hesendswordtotheotherpearlbuyersintowntocometohisofficeandappraisethepearl.Whenthethreenewpearlbuyersarriveatthefirst’soffice,thethreeofthemhavealreadyplannedtogetherwhateachwillofferKino.Kino,realizingthatthepearlbuyersareworkingtogethertogetthepearlfortheleastamountofmoney,saysthathewillgotothecapitaltosellhispearl.Thefirstpearlbuyerraiseshisoffertobuythepearl,butitistoolate;@#@Kinoleaves.Backinthevillage,Kino’sneighborsdiscusswhetherornotKinoshouldhaveacceptedthemainbuyer’slastoffer.@#@Thatnight,Kinohearsnoisesoutsidethehutandgoesoutsidetocheckonwhatismakingthenoise.JuanalistensinsidethehuttoKino’sbeingattackedandrushesoutwithabricktohelphim,butitistoolate;@#@Kinoisbloodiedandbeaten,andtheattackershaveescapedwithoutKinobeingabletoidentifythem.Again,likethepreviousnight,JuanabegsKinotothrowthepearlbackintothesea,butKinoagainrefusestobecauseheenvisionsthepearlbeingsoldandthemoneybeingusedtofundCoyotito’seducation.Heresolvestosellthepearlinthecapital.@#@Later,Juanarisesinthedark,takesthepearlfromthehut,andgoestothebeach.Kinofollowsherandcatchesupwithheratthebeachjustassheisreadytothrowthepearlintothewater.Hehitsherandsavesthepearlfromgoingintothewater,butheisthenattackedbysomefigureshecannotidentify.Thepearlisknockedfromhishands,butheisabletostaboneofhisassailantsbeforeheisknockedunconscious.Juan