In the book The Good Earth written by Pearl S. Buck in 1931 and the movie created by Owen and Donald Davis in 1937 both portray the protagonist Wang Lung in a different way. The author and director show different ways Wang Lung reacted to his situations, such as the way he handled his wealth, the way he treated his wife O-lan and the way he acted with his uncle. Subject one; Wang Lung's wealth. Both in the book and movie Pearl S. Buck, Owen and Donald Davis portrayed how Wang Lung handled his wealth. In the book Wang Lung held onto his money very closely not letting other people know about his wealth, until later in the book when he starts to show off his money through buying the Great house of Hwang. In the movie Wang Lung threw his wealth
