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Book cover of The Pearl
The PearlJohn Steinbeck

Characters in The Pearl

5 characters, main characters first.

Main characters

  • Kino

    A poor pearl diver whose discovery of a great pearl upends his family's life.

Supporting characters

  • Juana

    Kino's wife, who senses the danger the pearl brings long before he does.

  • Juan Tomas

  • Apolonia