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Juana Demands the Doctor from "The Pearl". Despite the neighbors' skepticism, Juana insists that Kino fetch the doctor. She is determined to save her baby, and Kino, seeing her resolve, agrees.

early in the story, immediately after the scorpion sting

Juana Demands the Doctor

Despite the neighbors' skepticism, Juana insists that Kino fetch the doctor. She is determined to save her baby, and Kino, seeing her resolve, agrees. The family, followed by the neighbors, processes through La Paz to the doctor's house. The beggars at the church join them, anticipating drama. This event marks the first intrusion of the town's social hierarchy into Kino's life.