The Good Earth

in all sorts of ways. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck is a story that depicts the life of a poor farmer who goes up against the struggles of life. The protagonist of the story, Wang Lung, is a Chinese farmer living in rural China during the 1930s. Throughout the story, Wang Lung and his family are brought to the brink of death, to having years of prosperity, and then to infighting, but even with these disasters Wang Lung perseveres down the road of life. The Good Earth is a depictions of life’s…

A family in China experiences all the emotions on the spectrum. In Pearl S. Buck’s novel, The Good Earth, Wang Lung and his family go through series of events that represent happiness and hardships. Wang Lung symbolizes the common person in ways that may not be clear at first. No matter where you are or who you are, it is by the law of nature that you are bound to acknowledge the means of life. An obvious emotion that everyone is bound to experience is the feeling of being overwhelmingly full…

Every person deals with conflict in their lives. In the novel, The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck, Wang Lung, the main character, is a poor Chinese farmer dealing with everyday problems in the form of stress and pesky relatives. The story starts as Wang Lung gets ready on his marriage day and continues with all the ensuing events that affect his burgeoning family. It follows Wang Lung as he navigates the rough waters of life and the arduous decisions to try to do best by his family. Among these…

How is having a good and plentiful harvest related to a drought? Or, what is significant about having a first born son rather than a girl? Both of these examples show that in anybody’s life, no matter the location or person, miracles and tragedies will be experienced. The Good Earth, a novel written by Pearl S. Buck, demonstrates how an average man’s life can be suddenly filled with tragedy and miracles. Wang Lung, a poor farmer, suddenly has good luck brought him because of his bride, Olan.…

The Good Earth is set in rural China in the early 20th century. During the novel, readers are transported from the fields with Wang Lung, working in the hot and boiling sun, to sitting with O-lan in her bedroom beside her coffin in her final hours. Pearl S. Buck describes how the characters deal with situations including floods,drought,death and much more. For example, readers can picture the struggle and the resilience the Wang family experiences during the period of the drought. Since their…

Kiley Kern English 4 Mrs.Sites February 23, 2017 The Good Earth and the Virtuous Woman Olan and the Virtuous Woman are two very much alike women that are exceedingly alike considering the sustained laborious work that they perform in order to provide for their families. Neither Olan or the Virtuous Woman expect or need to be nurtured, they are consistently showing the people around them, their capability of remaining physically and mentally strong despite any obstacles or hardships that come…

Every person goes through conflict in their lives. In the novel The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck, Wang Lung is an average man dealing with everyday problems. The story follows Wang Lung as he goes through his wedding day and all the events that ensue. He goes through problems with money, identity, and love. The Good Earth can be related to “in any age in any quarter of the globe” (New York Times). First, he deals with financial stress with it’s ups and downs. Wang Lung eventually grows…

Everyone strives to accomplish a goal, and for most people, that goal is prosperity. In Pearl S. Buck’s novel, The Good Earth, wealth is a common aspiration, though very few achieve it. The main character, Wang Lung, is initially depicted as being a hopeless candidate of being affluent. Eventually reaching his objective, he is faced with problems that he couldn’t have seen coming. Wang Lung’s conflicts before and even after he becomes wealthy can be associated with the problems that people face…

“If you sell the land, it is the end” (Buck 385). With these words, the main character, Wang Lung, in Pearl S. Buck’s The Good Earth is down to his final breaths and is petrified of how his sons have the power to throw away his life’s accomplishments. The real question is what interferences does Wang Lung face in this fictional book that leads him to say such strong words? He is a farmer that starts off with nothing but land and hard work. By the end, he is known as the Old Lord of The House of…

The abstract concept of beauty is simply a reflection of the cultural expectations present in a specific region. Each culture has its own beauty ideals that the population is expected to uphold. The Good Earth took place in Ancient China, where the perfect body type included small feet and a slim figure. An underlying theme of the book is the idea of internal versus external beauty, and which one is more valuable based on the different characters. O-lan represents people with internal beauty,…