1. Bobby Mcgarrell 303

2. About the Author
• John Steinbeck was
born in
Salinas, California on
February 27, 1902.
• John Steinbeck
became a reporter in
New York after he left
Stanford university.
• John Steinbeck was an
AVID reader in the
early years.

3. Plot summary
• Kino, Jauna, Coyotito living the dream even
though they are very poor.
• Coyotito gets stung by a scorpion.
• Kino and Juana bring Coyotito to Doctor.
• Kino and Juana cant afford the Doctor.
• Kino and Juana are not living the dream.

4. Setting/period
• Mexican/American Borders
• Early 1900’s

5. Main characters
• Kino- Husband of Juana and father of
Coyotito.
• Juana- Wife of Kino and mother of Coyotito.
• Coyotito- Child of Kino and Juana.

6. Minor characters
• Doctor- The healer of the town and only treats
the wealthy
• Priest- The man of the church and in collusion
with the Doctor

7. Moral
• Greed- The bringer of evil
• Fate- The luck of life
• Oppression- The do’s and do not’s

8. Interesting Facts
• Pearls can be found in
oysters and mollusks.
• Scorpion venom can lead to
illusions.
• There are over 1500
different species of
scorpions.
• A pearl is formed by a
foreign body entering an
oyster

9. Interesting facts
• The book is short.
• There is only 6 chapters.
• It was published in 1947.

10. Citations
• http://www.sparknotes.com/
• http://www.wikipedia.org/