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The Pearl is a story about an Mexican Indian man and woman, set in the early to mid-1900's, in Bolivia. It was written by John Steinbeck as a short fiction book that tells of the family's life just before, during, and just after find a great p ....

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... half. She supports everything Kino does, and offers advice to him whenever he needs it. They have a son named Coyotito who plays a minor role in the book but a very major part in their lives. The book starts with Coyotito getting bit my a scorpion. The families needs to see a doctor but the doctor won't see them because they have no money. Kino decides to go pearl hunting in an attempt to get some money. He dives and, after removing some shells, catches a glimpse of something shiny out of the corner of his eye. He removes the oyster that he saw the gleam from, and returns to the surface. Inside the oyster he finds a huge pearl tha ...