The Good Earth: Success In Wang Lung's Life

Part I of Essay
Wang Lung, the main character in the book The Good Earth, had a very successful life. As exclaimed by him near the end, the land was the rise of the family of Wang, and without the land, the family would fall. He led an excellent life, however, there were a few things tha ....

Part II of Essay
.... son caused him much grief by constantly pestering him for money, yet there was nothing that he could do because is would be considered 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 ....