Ever since Kino got his “Pearl of the World”, many things changed for him. He, and a few others, got greedier. They would do anything for the pearl, going to the extent of killing people to keep the pearl. Then there was the people who weren't greedy. Some wanted Kino to stop his quest for the money he wanted, and just take the money that was given to him. The other side wanted Kino to stop altogether and just destroy or get rid of the pearl. Kino, I feel, was being very greedy when in possession of the pearl. He even killed someone for the pearl that tried to steal his pearl. In one part of the book he would not accept the price of the pearl dealers. He said “I am cheated, my pearl is not for sale here. I will go, perhaps to the capitol.”