Peter Cao 5/17/000 Period 8 H.R.10 The Good Earth The Good Earth, a book written by an American author; but is about the life of an ordinary Chinese farmer during the early 1900s. Is an extremely well-written novel. The many realistic details the author Pearl S. Buck used, to bring about the daily hardships of the main character are quite fascinating. And its very rare that a foreign writer can know so much about China. Also …showed first 75 words of 931 total…

…showed last 75 words of 931 total…Lung then send his oldest son to the south for two years the next day. Wang Lung's jealous and condescending behavior hurts his loved ones the most. . Therefore, not only The Good Earth can be praised for its realism, the demonstration of life-like human weakness through Wang Lung is also quite intriguing. Also, as mentioned above the fact that an American author, Pearl S. Buck can write so well about Chinese culture is extremely fascinating.