Summary
A Mexican Indian pearl diver called Kino finds a very
valuable pearl that can change his life and his family’s life
for good. As soon as the priest, the doctor, and the pearl
buyers hear of Kino’s extraordinary find, they try to trick
him into giving them the pearl. After a series of disasters,
Kino throws the pearl back into the sea.
Chapter 1: Kino, Juana and their baby son, Coyotito, live
in a wooden house by the sea in peace and contentment.
One morning, a scorpion stings Coyotito on the shoulder
and the wealthy town doctor to whom they take the child
refuses to help him because they are poor.
Chapters 2–3: Later that same morning, Kino and Juana
take their canoe to the oyster bed in the hope of finding a
good pearl to pay the doctor’s fees. To their great surprise,
they come across a very big pearl, the Pearl of the World,
which will allow Kino’s dreams to come true. He wants to
marry Juana in the church, send Coyotito to school, buy
clothes for the family and a gun for himself. News travels
quickly and soon the townsfolk start devising ways in
which to get money out of Kino.
The priest is the first to come and visit them to remind
Kino of his duty to the church.
Chapters 4–5: The doctor soon comes to treat Coyotito
and, although the child is much better, he persuades the
couple that the child is very ill in order to “cure” him with
his own medicine. When still in Kino’s house, the doctor
tricks Kino into unwittingly revealing where he has hidden
the pearl. That same night a thief tries to rob Kino of his
pearl, but fails.
The following day, Kino tries to sell the pearl in his town
but the pearl dealers have already agreed to tell Kino that
the pearl is valueless because it is too big. Aware of the
trick, Kino decides to sell the pearl in another town.
Chapter 6: Both Juan Tomás, Kino’s brother, and Juana
try to convince Kino that it is dangerous to defy the white
townsfolk, but Kino is adamant: he will go to the capital
and find an honest buyer. That night, another thief tries to
get hold of the pearl but also fails.
Chapters 7–8: That same night, Juana tries to throw the
pearl back into the sea, aware of the fact that its possession
will end up destroying her family. Kino follows her, stops
her and hits her. On his way back to their house, he is
attacked a third time and kills the man in self-defense.
When getting ready to flee the town, Kino finds that his
canoe has been broken and that his house is on fire. In
despair, the family hides in Kino’s brother’s house before
leaving the town. After a day’s walk Kino realizes they are
being followed by three trackers. To escape, the family
heads toward the mountains and hides in a small cave
close to a stream.
Chapter 9: That evening, the trackers, in search of water,
camp on the same site, unaware that the family is so close.
Kino gets ready to attack them but before he can do so,
Coyotito cries out and one of the trackers shoots at what
he thinks is an animal and kills the child. Kino leaps on
the trackers and kills the three of them. Heartbroken, the
couple returns to their town and Kino throws the pearl
back into the sea.
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