The Good Earth

In the novel, The Good Earth, the main character, whose name is Wang Lung, lives in early 20th century China and follows the Chinese traditions. There is bloodshed across the country, but his village remains in a time of peace. Lung has an arranged marriage to O-lan, who had been a slave in the House of Hwang. His first child is a son, which is considered very fortuitous in Chinese culture. Also, Lung becomes wealthy, due to his and O-lan’s dedication to their land. Everything begins well for…

Monika Dziubelski August 6th, 2015 Mrs. D’Arco, English 9H The Good Earth The Good Earth In The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck, the protagonist, Wang Lung, is influenced greatly by the striking evolution from poverty to wealth. He begins the novel as a young farmer, about to marry a slave, and ends up as an opulent patriarch, obsessed with money and women. Wang Lung’s conscience becomes clouded, and he criticizes O-Lan, despite how much she has done for him. He becomes captivated…

Pearl S. Buck is the author of The Good Earth. She was born in 1892 in Hillsboro, West Virginia to Absalom and Caroline Sydenstricker, two American missionaries. When Buck was three months old, she and her family moved to China where she spent most of her childhood and young adult life. In 1910, she moved to the U.S. to study philosophy at Randolph-Macon Woman’s college in Virginia. Although she had planned on staying in America, Pearl returned to China after learning that her mother was…

The Struggles of Life In the book The Good Earth, A poor farmer named Wang Lung along with his family face a series of challenges in life. Wang Lung is a farmer who is married to a slave from the House of Hwang named O-Lan.Throughout their life they face a series of ups and downs. Pearl S.Buck writes this book on a common factor that we all share, the struggles in life. That is why The New York Times book review states, “A comment upon the meaning and tragedy of life as it is lived in any age…

New York Times said of The Good Earth, “ A comment upon meaning and tragedy of life as it is lived in any age in any quarter of the globe.” In Pearl S. Buck’s novel, The Good Earth, Wang Lung is the main character who lives in China as a poor farmer, and struggles to survive, but soon thrives with the help of his wife O-lan. Wang Lung encounters many difficult situations, but finds many ways to overcome them. The New York Times’ statement describes that The Good Earth presents examples of…

Wang Lung and his family go on a journey through satisfying times and awful times. The novel The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck is an excellent example of how life is full of surprises. In our lifetime, we go through many obstacles to scheve with we want. Wang Lund, the main character that has to survive in the world as a underprivileged farmer in China. Wang Lund is married to O-Lan a kitchen servant from the House of Hwang. O-Lan helps Wang Lung though his journey to the end of the road. Wang…

as he desires her to be, and out of all her features, he believes her unbound feet to be the ugliest. This portrays the thematic value that a woman's place in society is to only please men since O-Lan has always tried her best to play the role of a good, obedient wife, but one thing she cannot please Wang Lung is in the form of physical beauty, such to the fact she is so ashamed of her feet she attempts to hide it. The ethical issue of bounded feet appears again when Wang Lung's daughter…

Do you think Wang Lung deserves his good fortune in The Good Earth by Pearl Buck? Wang Lung is a hard working farmer who uses his $$$ smart to create a fortune. He, however, has some flaws, which will be talked about later. Clearly Wang Lung deserves his good fortune because of his cleverness and perseverance. Wang Lung’s cleverness is constantly shown throughout the story, even the very beginning. The book states, “Instead he saved it and sold it when the snow came on the ground at the New…

Wang Lung and his family go on a journey through satisfying times and awful times. The novel The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck is an excellent example of how life is full of surprises. In people’s life, they go through many obstacles to achieve where they want to go. Wang Lund, the main character that has to survive in the world as an underprivileged farmer in China who rises to become a wealthy landowner. In the novel Wang Lung is married to O-Lan a kitchen slave of the House of Hwang. O-Lan…

School was out at three and with the sun still blazing my mom decided to drag me with her to one of her vitamin and good earth organic supply stores. It wasn't exactly the worst place to spend your afternoon, since it had better air conditioning than any house or store alike around for a good block or two, and it smelled pretty damn great. The one guy running the shop was about as preppy and basic as they came, with a salmon pink polo shirt unbuttoned…