Kino then goes pearl diving and spots a ghostly gleam from an oyster and is immediately filled with excitement and curiosity as to what is is. At the same time,Kino hesitates to open the oyster because he believes what he has seen “might be a reflection or an illusion” (10). In spite of this, Juana stays calm and gives little attention towards the pearl hoping to not jinx their luck finding a pearl inside the oyster. At last, Kino inserts his knife into the edge of the oyster shell, and there it was, a pearl. Kino then looks at Coyotito and sees his swelling and hopes he could finally get the help his son needs. Second, once Kino finds the pearl, he dreams of all the new things he can do and get for his family. For example, Kino sees himself “getting married” and “having nice clothes” (12). To
Kino then goes pearl diving and spots a ghostly gleam from an oyster and is immediately filled with excitement and curiosity as to what is is. At the same time,Kino hesitates to open the oyster because he believes what he has seen “might be a reflection or an illusion” (10). In spite of this, Juana stays calm and gives little attention towards the pearl hoping to not jinx their luck finding a pearl inside the oyster. At last, Kino inserts his knife into the edge of the oyster shell, and there it was, a pearl. Kino then looks at Coyotito and sees his swelling and hopes he could finally get the help his son needs. Second, once Kino finds the pearl, he dreams of all the new things he can do and get for his family. For example, Kino sees himself “getting married” and “having nice clothes” (12). To