Examples Of Loyalty In Wang Lung

At the beginning of the book, the author really describes how Wang Lung is feeling. Wang Lung really did not want to be in that house any longer. He didn’t like anything about it. His father was really cruel, he did all the work and he hated working so much. This is probably why he wanted to get a wife so badly.

“Now if the water had receded...Wang Lung would never have gone again to the great tea shop.”. “[He] might have forgotten the pointed face on the scroll.” (Buck 176) The waters not receding lead Wang to lust, this idleness lead to lust, and his lust lead to trouble at his home. The biggest problem, however, that Wang Lung contends with comes in chapter 13 when they have to live in the south. “Not food enough to feed savage hunger and not cloths enough to cover bone.”. “Wang Lung lived in the foundations of poverty.” (Buck 113). This was his biggest challenge because no food, no clothes, and horrible poverty as he had not previously known. In conclusion Wang Lung has faced dire hardships, but none compare to his time in the

However, their fortune is short-lived when bad omens rise because of Wang Lung’s insolent behavior towards his uncle’s family. Not only is their third child born a daughter, but a drought begins, preventing the land from cultivating and spreading both poverty and starvation through the North.

The earth is the foundation of the house, providing the family with shelter. From the earth, Wang Lung grows crops, such as rice, wheat and corn. Not only do these crops feed the Wang family, but Lung can sell them in the market to obtain money. With this money, Lung can buy other necessities, such as fabric for clothing. As time goes on, the earth continues to produce abundant amounts of crops, leading to Lung’s growth in wealth. Just like the earth, O-lan continually provides for the family. She does all of the cooking and cleaning in the house, even when severely ill. She goes above what is necessary and works in the fields with Lung to help cultivate and harvest crops. She bears many children, three of which are sons, for Wang Lung and cares for them all. The Wang family is reliant on what the earth supplies and O-lan’s actions to provide so their needs are

Also as his life goes on, he meets a girl named Lotus and he does things with her, and Wang Lung changes himself for her. In chapter 19, on page 184 Wang Lung buys new clothes and shaves off his hair above his forehead that he was growing out. Awhile later Wang Lung's uncle comes with his family. They find out on page 195 that Wang Lung has a thing going on with Lotus, In the book, Wang Lung’s Uncle’s wife said, “ The thing is complete, The woman who is

The fact that Wang Lung is caring about a “slave”, as women were commonly referred to, shows that he deeply cares about his family. Even though Wang Lung loves his land, he cannot let go of his own. Wang Lung wants his sons and daughters to have happy

Despite the multiple decisions that Wang Lung chooses to make, the reader still observes that Wang Lung is a human. This makes it possible to understand Wang Lung’s faults are just him being humanly imperfect. Even if Wang Lung had generated more sound resolutions, perfection would still be unattainable by him. A quote from Liza M. Wiemer states, “For whatever it’s worth, I believe we’re born imperfect, and perfection, whatever that may be, is unattainable by us mere humans.” Wang Lung is comparable to all other mere humans in the idea that no one is perfect and all people make mistakes.

When talking to O-lan, Wang Lung implies that she is ugly. He exclaims, “Now anyone looking at you would say you were the wife of a common fellow and never of one who has land which he hires men to plow!” (pg.168) This statement is clearly disrespectful to O-lan and it likely stems from Wang Lung’s wealth. Wang Lung then cheats on O-lan with another woman (Lotus) from the tea shop. The narrator says, “Every day he went to the tea shop; every evening he waited until she would receive him, and every night he went into her” (pg.181). This suggests that Wang Lung now prefers another woman over O-lan. As if he hadn’t done enough damage already, Wang Lung brings Lotus into his house to stay there permanently. He says, “Tell [Lotus] she shall do no work of any kind in my house but she shall wear only silken garments and eat shark’s fins every day” (pg.192). This is very disrespectful to O-lan not only due to the fact that she is his wife, but also because while she is doing housework, Lotus is being treated like a royal guest. It is evinced that Wang Lung’s wealth causes him to disrespect

His moral ambiguity is heavily influenced by outside forces in his life that changes his view upon the world. The most excusable action in the eyes of the readers is when he commits a crime because his family is struggling in the southern city. Other citizens stricken by poverty tell Wang Lung that the riches do not belong to the wealthy, but to the poor. This conflicts with his belief that God determines one’s fate and way in life. Wang Lung goes against his morals and commits robbery because of his influence from others and the situation he was thrust into. This action determines Wang Lung’s wealthy future, but also symbolizes overcoming an obstacle, in this case, overcoming his internal conflict with his morals. The audience begins to notice the shift in Wang Lung’s character which will continue to develop negatively as his values are no longer intact.

Starting as a poor farmer to a well respected and wealthy man, he remains extremely self conscious and greedy for more recognition. While these traits fed his determination which led to his great position in the village. His self awareness is a recurring topic in the novel as There are many occurrences where Wang Lung is looked down upon. An example would be when he is made fun of for being illiterate at the grain market. In return, Wang Lung decides to take his sons out of the farm and become educated at a school.

But this interval does not last long. In the early part of the story, when Wang Lung is penniless, he is content. His needs are all met by the earth that he lives close to. He is humble, honest, and loves to work his land. The first years of his life with O-lan are simple and primarily untroubled.

Okonkwo from Things Fall Apart and Wang Lung from The Good Earth have many similarities and differences between them. They both have similar morals. They believed in working hard and did not believe in being lazy. They both have gone through times of hardship. Wang had worked hard to provide for his family and so did Okonkwo.

Both worked hard and bought a great amount of land so they could increase their fortune. To manage all that wealth Wang Lung had to be smart and never forget about his traditional values. Wang Lung was held in his wants and desires as he wasted all his family’s savings to buy more land. By this time in the novel Wang Lung was being a terrible example for his kids. He would make terrible decisions economically speaking, which could lead to very complex and bad situations. Speaking about bad situations the famine in the ancient china begun. "Hunger makes thief of any man." ( Page. 122) The quote above makes it clear that becoming a wealthy man didn’t change Wang Lung completely; he still obtained very important values. With those traditional values in mind he could understand that during the famine it was hard to survive and this could lead to various

At first Wang Lung and his family were fine, eating enough to keep them alive, but when he becomes so desperate to return home to his old life you see that his values change. From believing stealing wasn't right to stealing to get what he desired. The stolen jewels O-lan had, was the start of his prosperity in wealth. Slowly and slowly the richer Wang Lung gets, the more you see that he stops caring about his values and beliefs. He used to believe in hard work, doing everything on his own, but when his wealth gives him the possibility of getting people to do it for him, he changes, delegating to others what to do. Wang Lung for awhile becomes this whole other person, he doesn't care how much money he spends, he starts spending money buying things for Lotus his prostitute and even buying expensive clothes for himself. People start regarding him as a rich and important man. He forgets that not long ago he was a common person, who barely had enough money to eat and now with the wealth getting to him he starts to despise them. Enjoying the wealth and power, Wang Lung allows himself to buy land from the House of Hwang because he enjoys that it symbolizes wealth and power. After living most of his life unhappy at seventy years of age Wang Lung realizes that he wants to go back

O-Lan is a slave of the Hwang's house she gains her freedom when a poor farmer called Wang Lung marries her. O-Lan tends to acknowledge a problem that may rise or that has already risen and prevent it. One of the first and biggest problems that appear is when Wang Lungs uncle convinces the people of the village that Wang Lung has silver and food but he will not give any of it to him, which is a lie as Wang Lung had given him a handful of beans and a few handfuls of corn. When the village robbers came to take there food they found that there was not much to be found they then started taking the furniture.