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Coyotito's Suffering For The Pearl

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Juana is a cautious person who knows the importance of caring for her family. She extracts venom out of her baby, not caring if it harmed her. Although the doctor does not see her race, she is going to see the doctor anyway for her baby. Despite the fact she can get great fortune for the pearl, Juana attempts to throw it into the ocean because she thinks it is harmful to the family and puts them at risk. Juana always tries her best to keep her family safe in any given scenario. Juana, a very considerate mother and wife, extracts venom from her baby, Coyotito. She risks her own health to save her baby. When Coyotito is stung by a scorpion, she says, “Sucked hard and spat while Coyotito is screaming” (Steinbeck 9). The sucking was not working

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