Juana Character SketchThe Pearl
Juana is a strong, hard working, patient woman. In the novel The Pearl she is the obedient and respectful wife of Kino, the protagonist. “In a canoe she was like a strong man, and she could stand fatigue and hunger almost better than Kino himself.” Juana is a caring person, who will put her life on the line to help her family. She lives in a poor village on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico. Juana is a woman of subtle yet powerful, and basic