Rodolfo Martinez
The Good Earth Analysis
Pre AP English 9, Period 4
Ms. Rouse
14 November 2015
The Good Earth
Hard work, determination, and never giving up, end up with good things in the long run. This is shown in The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, and it takes place in 1800 to early 1900 in China. A poor young farmer named Wang Lung gets ready to get married. He marries a poor slave girl named O-Lan from the House of Hwang because at the time he couldn’t afford to get a better one. O-Lan is hard working, kind, considerate, and did what she was told to do, she is lucky to have a husband that didn’t abuse her. They become rich and successful from farming, but they start going through tough times and their success decreases and they start struggling. …show more content…
They had very little money and even begged for money. Wang Lung worked pulling a ricksha making barely enough to eat for the day. Wang Lung knew that he has to go back to his land. During that time in China, there were many civil wars going on. He saw soldiers and other people raiding the houses of the rich. Because of this, Wang Lung stole jewels and other riches from a rich house. As a result of this, he became wealthy and moved back to his land. With the money he had, he repaired his home and began to work on his beloved land. He has much love and pride in taking care of it. They had many successful years, with his children growing happy and his farm making even more money than ever before. He began to get the idea that he was no longer a poor man and begins to hire workers to help him out, he even was able to send his two oldest sons to school. Wang Lung becoming more wealthier was able to buy land from the house of Hwang for extremely cheap as the drought had weakened them "Land is one's flesh and blood." (p. 45). With this purchase, he no longer had a problem money ever again. But he becomes unhappy as he begins to notice how ugly O-Lan is. He finds
The Good Earth Analysis
Pre AP English 9, Period 4
Ms. Rouse
14 November 2015
The Good Earth
Hard work, determination, and never giving up, end up with good things in the long run. This is shown in The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck, and it takes place in 1800 to early 1900 in China. A poor young farmer named Wang Lung gets ready to get married. He marries a poor slave girl named O-Lan from the House of Hwang because at the time he couldn’t afford to get a better one. O-Lan is hard working, kind, considerate, and did what she was told to do, she is lucky to have a husband that didn’t abuse her. They become rich and successful from farming, but they start going through tough times and their success decreases and they start struggling. …show more content…
They had very little money and even begged for money. Wang Lung worked pulling a ricksha making barely enough to eat for the day. Wang Lung knew that he has to go back to his land. During that time in China, there were many civil wars going on. He saw soldiers and other people raiding the houses of the rich. Because of this, Wang Lung stole jewels and other riches from a rich house. As a result of this, he became wealthy and moved back to his land. With the money he had, he repaired his home and began to work on his beloved land. He has much love and pride in taking care of it. They had many successful years, with his children growing happy and his farm making even more money than ever before. He began to get the idea that he was no longer a poor man and begins to hire workers to help him out, he even was able to send his two oldest sons to school. Wang Lung becoming more wealthier was able to buy land from the house of Hwang for extremely cheap as the drought had weakened them "Land is one's flesh and blood." (p. 45). With this purchase, he no longer had a problem money ever again. But he becomes unhappy as he begins to notice how ugly O-Lan is. He finds