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 in any quarter of the globe.” This story is related to everybody all over the world.
This story tells how Wang Lung a poor ends up to become a rich man. However, he faces many challenges and obstacles to get to where he is. Just like us Wang Lung’s …show more content…
So there was no food and Wang Lung was about to sell his land. However, O-Lan told him not to sell it and to move to the South instead. Wang Lung said “We will leave this place,” he said loudly. “We will go to the South !”(pg.83) Then, in the South he faced another challenge, he needed to find a job to make money while the rest of the family begged. That’s how they would be able to earn money.
Later on in the book, Wang Lung thinks O-Lan is ugly and he goes to the Tea Shop, where Cuckoo criticizes him so he decides to show Cuckoo he’s not just Wang Lung the poor farmer. He requests for Lotus, a women at the tea house.Next, he falls deeply in love with her and she even moves in and gets a maid. Near the end, O-Lan is very sick and is about to die. Wang Lung stays by her side. He grants her wishes and watches over her. Now without O-Lan nobody is there to tend to the household.
` Through all the hardships Wang Lung and his family faced in the end they were rich . Although this scenario about being poor and ending up as a wealthy man might not relate to us but the meaning does. Wang Lung is like all of us in a way. He deals with family drama, loss of a family member, and things that happen around us like the famine. Still the things that happen can’t be avoided so Wang Lung just deals with the challenging life experiences that he is
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 in any quarter of the globe.” This story is related to everybody all over the world.
This story tells how Wang Lung a poor ends up to become a rich man. However, he faces many challenges and obstacles to get to where he is. Just like us Wang Lung’s …show more content…
So there was no food and Wang Lung was about to sell his land. However, O-Lan told him not to sell it and to move to the South instead. Wang Lung said “We will leave this place,” he said loudly. “We will go to the South !”(pg.83) Then, in the South he faced another challenge, he needed to find a job to make money while the rest of the family begged. That’s how they would be able to earn money.
Later on in the book, Wang Lung thinks O-Lan is ugly and he goes to the Tea Shop, where Cuckoo criticizes him so he decides to show Cuckoo he’s not just Wang Lung the poor farmer. He requests for Lotus, a women at the tea house.Next, he falls deeply in love with her and she even moves in and gets a maid. Near the end, O-Lan is very sick and is about to die. Wang Lung stays by her side. He grants her wishes and watches over her. Now without O-Lan nobody is there to tend to the household.
` Through all the hardships Wang Lung and his family faced in the end they were rich . Although this scenario about being poor and ending up as a wealthy man might not relate to us but the meaning does. Wang Lung is like all of us in a way. He deals with family drama, loss of a family member, and things that happen around us like the famine. Still the things that happen can’t be avoided so Wang Lung just deals with the challenging life experiences that he is