There are many themes in the pearl and one of them is the beauty and simplicity of the simple life as opposed to middle class materialism. This theme develops in many ways throughout the story. In the beginning of the story you get to see the beauty and simplicity of a simple life when kino wakes up, juana takes care of coyotito, and kino sings the song of the family outside his house. They are all happy and content without having much. But when coyotito gets stung and the doctor refuses to treat him because of greed and racism you see more of the middle class materialism, and because of that you see the baby dying.
