This corrupt band of ruffians attacked and destroyed Kino’s life. The malignant evil then spread to a secret cult known only as the trackers. Juana saw through the outer beauty of the pearl and knew it would destroy them, but Kino’s vision was blurred by the possible prosperity the pearl brought. When Juana wanted to destroy the pearl, Kino beat her unmercifully: He struck her in the face and she fell among the boulders, and he kicked her in the side…He hissed at her like a snake and she stared at him with wide unfrightened eyes, like a sheep before a butcher. He had dreams and goals that all depended on the pearl. He wanted to sell the pearl and use the money to better his family’s standard of living. The pearl’s evil did not restrict itself to infecting Kino’s peers it also affected Kino himself. The evil in the pearl had reached the heart of the doctor.
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