Did Kino Beat Juana?

Kino loses his self-respect as a husband by beating Juana, his integrity as a law-abiding citizen by killing his attacker, his birthright in the form of the destroyed canoe, and his home, burned to the ground by an arsonist.

What happens after Kino hits Juana?

When Juana recovers from the blows that Kino gave her, she follows her husband and finds him lying unconscious on the path, with a dead stranger close beside him. Juana now realizes that something of the old peace, the peace that existed before the time of the pearl, is gone forever.

Who does Kino kill in the pearl?

At that moment Kino gets nervous, thinking that the trackers will find Coyotito. He attacks the tracker, who tries to shoot him with the rifle but misses. Kino kills all three in a frenzy. However, he soon discovers that the random shot fired by the trackers has hit and killed Coyotito.