the good earth
The Good Earth, a book written by an American author; but is about the life of anordinary Chinese farmer during the early 1900s. Is an extremely well-written novel. The many realistic details the author Pearl S. Buck used, to bring about the daily hardships of the main character are quite fascinating. And its very rare that a foreign writer can know so much about China. Also the fact that Pearl S. Buck chose to write about the life of a common farmer is quite interesting, because in the Chinese society farmers are great contributors; however, at most times is regarded as the lower class of the Chinese social Foremost, the Good Earth begins with Wang Lung going to the “Great House” of Hwang” (P.49) to bring home the wife that was betrothed to him by his father. From that moment on the wife, O-lan completely changed the rest of Wang lung’s life. Not only that O-lan was diligent and street-smart, she also helped Wang Lung gain the very wealth Wang Lung lived with his father, wife, and five children, one whom is mentally retarded. Although Wang Lung supplied all the physical needs for h
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Approximate Word count = 881
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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