In the story titled, the Pearl, Kino hit Juana because he believes that the pearl will give him a better life.
The Pearl, is a short story by John Steinbeck about a Mexican Indian pearl diver named Kino who finds a pearl and is transformed by the evil it attracts.
In the story, Kino sees the pearl as the opportunity for him to have a better life. On the other hand, Juana was aware of the evil that the pearl posseses.
He went to the fireplace to get the pearl and ran to the shore to throw the pearl back into the water. Kino responded by grabbing the pearl from Juana and then hit her.
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