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Wang Lung


Many times those who benefit from their hard work fail to include those who have
contributed to it. Often these contributors are left out when the rewards are reaped. Such is the case in The Good Earth, written by Pearl S. Buck in 1923. The man named received many dividends for his dedication to the land and to his family, and, in many ways, he was deserving of it. Throughout his life, worked hard for the wealth and social status that became of him, but he was not capable of earning it alone, and therefore he did not earn it all himself.
In the earlier years of his life, was humble man. He had little and he needed little. His house was small and it was made of "great squares of ...

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out the jewels that made a wealthy man. With these jewels, bought much
land from the Great House and he also hired numerous men to work this new land.


In his later years, Wang Lung became conceited and egotistical. He believed that he had achieved his wealth and prosperity alone and that he was extremely deserving of it all. He had become very successful. He had sons in his home, a second wife, a large home, and many slaves. Eventually he even inhabited the Great House. All this he took credit for. In fact, without O-lan , he would have had no sons. In addition to her child bearing, O-lan worked equally as vigorously in the fields as Wang Lung did. Once Wang Lung found O-lan's jewels, he bought plentiful amounts of land and hired many workers, which left him with little responsibility. With this free time, he frequented the "great tea house" where Lotus had been employed as a prostitute. Without O-lan's resourcefulness,

Wang Lung would never have gained the ...

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Added: 9/30/2005 07:53:15 AM
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