The Good Earth: Success In Wang Lung's Life

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disrespectful for
one to be anything but considerate to an older generation. This was an
unfortunate occurrence, but Wang Lung was able to hook his uncle on opium,
thus making him a passive nuisance which could then be relatively easily
ignored.
A third thing to go wrong was when he had moved into the house of
Hwang. This was when his uncle's son returned to the city with his fellow
troops who were fighting in the war. This caused a major disruption in
Wang Lung's courts and many things got destroyed. This also caused a
second very bad thing to happen. This was that his youngest son, after
hearing the stories from all of the soldiers, then hand an argument with
Wang Lung, and ended up running away to join the war.
Probably, the worst thing to happen to Wang Lung was the purchase
of Lotus. He thought at first that he would be able to satisfy his thirst
for her after buying her, but this was not the case. Lotus also ruined
Wang Lung's relationship with Olan, even though she ...

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