The Good Earth

Quipped by singer Judy Collins, “Suffering is the price of being alive.” In the novel The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, Wang Lung, along with his family, goes through life in 1930s China, experiencing tribulation and prosperity. The Good Earth sends a universal message about a life full of struggle, in hopes to thrive and be successful. The book, wasting no time with frivolous love stories or fairytale endings, focuses mainly on the hardships of Wang Lung. A poor farmer, he depends heavily on his land. A drought and famine comes, leaving him but no choice to move to the south for his family to live. Wang Lung would do anything for his family. He never wanted to leave his land, but he does what is necessary to keep his loved ones alive. He leaves all of which he knows in search of a better life and opportunity. All can identify with the familial aspect of the novel, empathizing with Wang Lung, wanting nothing but the best for their families.…

New York Times Quote Defense Essay In the novel The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, a poor farmer named Wang Lung climbs the social ladder as the world changes around him. The reader observes how Wang Lung, his life and the world around him changes drastically, as the final Chinese dynasty is overthrown and rural life is rendered obsolete during the Communist Revolution. When Buck published The Good Earth to worldwide acclaim in 1931, the novel was reviewed many times by newspapers, magazines and…

In “The Good Earth” by Pearl S. Buck, it talks about the ups and downs of different scenarios that occur in a farmer, Wang Lung’s life. The New York Times with a quote,”A comment upon the meaning and tragedy of life as it is lived in any age in any quarter of the globe.” it relates to the book because, besides the main character of the book, there were also ups and downs for everyone around him, in a different country, different state, and people of different ages. During this time around the…

In The Good Earth, there are many settings that hold significance, and one is Wang Lung's fields, where his connections to the Earth are strongest. As long as he remembers all it has done for him, he lives a peaceful life. "But still one thing remained to him and it was his love for his land. He had gone away from it and he had set up his house in a town and he was rich. But his roots were in his land and although he forgot it for many months together, when spring came each year he must go out…

Persuasive Piece In “The Good Earth,” the idea that obligation and duty to one’s family are very important is shown throughout the text. At the beginning of the story, Wang Lung presents his grandfather’s current physical state. His grandfather is very old and dependent upon others, and as his son, Wang Lung’s duty is to care for the old man throughout his old age until he dies. Wang Lung takes care of him throughout the rest of the story until he dies. “He had to lit the fire, boiled water,…

We can connect this novel to Chapter 21 of How to Read Literature Like a Professor, “Marked for Greatness”. In this chapter, Foster talks about how characters being different basically mark a character for “greatness”. In the book, The Good Earth, the protagonist, Wang Lung, is different from the many other people. He is referred to as a “Country Bumpkin” by many throughout the course of the novel. While others have taken a much more modern approach to life, Wang sticks to his roots and the “old…

(Good Earth Essay Test): Society’s Flaws and Underlying Universal Human Instincts As Wang Lung, and his family struggle to survive against grim seasons of famine, drought and flood, their memoirs showcase human perseverance and integrity. In Pearl S. Buck’s novel, The Good Earth, the protagonist, Wang Lung, experiences a series of sequential circumstances that allows him to experience life’s hardships and fortunes. In a 1930s newspaper article from the New York Times, the Good Earth is praised…

The statement, “A comment upong the meaning and tragedy of life as it is lived in any age in any quarter of the globe.” said by The New York Times on Pearl S. Buck’s novel, The Good Earth, means that people, all around the world, go through the same or similar experiences as Wang Lung. In this novel, Wang Lung oes thorugh many struggles and success in his life. There are many reasons to why people, from the past and even to the future, livess are similar to Wang Lung’s life. First, the…

Wang Lung’s Suffering Life in China is not as luxurious as it may seem. In Pearl S. Buck’s novel, The Good Earth, Wang Lung is a poor farmer who lives with only his father. He faces many difficult challenges and obstacles each day that he must overcome. The New York Times described the novel as, “A comment upon the meaning and tragedy of life as it is lived in any age in any corner of the globe.” Across the globe everyone faces devastation and the meaning in our lives each day. Wang Lung is…

Many people might have a life without meaning and full of tragedy. In Pearl S. Buck’s novel, The Good Earth, was about Wang Lung, the main character who was a poor farmer who had good fortune for a few years after his marriage, until a drought occurred which made Wang Lung and his family move to the south, while a revolution began. The revolution gave a chance for Wang Lung and his family to return back to the north and live as one of the wealthy families, but in the end Wang Lung’s sons decided…