In the book The Pearl Kino and his wife Juana’s had a very simple life style it was just basically to live off the land. Before the big pearl they were a happy little family. Kino and Juana was happy before the pearl but when they found the pearl their lives changed for the worst. For a living they were pearl divers, they were poor but got by with the little pearls that they would find. They never fought over anything really, they were a happy couple. After they found the pearl, they tried to sell it but they did not like the price the local pearl dealer gave them, Kino was going to go to the mainland to sell his pearl for a better price. The night before leaving for the mainland, Juana stole the pearl from under Kinos’ sleeping mat because
