6/30/2023 0 Comments The good earth book coverAs his leisure time increases, he finds himself drawn to selfish pastimes that drain his money, such as loitering at the tea house and hiring the prostitute Lotus. The Hwangs’ difficulties lead directly to Wang Lung’s rise, since he’s able to buy their land from them, which in turn gives them less revenue from crops, causing an almost inevitable reversal of the families’ class statuses.Īs Wang Lung becomes more similar to the Hwangs in his wealth and his way of life, he also begins to encounter problems similar to those that caused their demise, implying that these problems are inherently connected to an excess of money. As Wang Lung becomes more prosperous, the Hwangs begin to struggle. In fact, Wang Lung’s family effectively changes places with the Hwang family. By the end, Wang Lung has essentially become the Old Lord of the Hwangs, living in their house and farming or renting out their lands. Throughout the course of the story, however, he manages to buy up the Hwangs’ land as their fortunes fall and their family degenerates. At the beginning, Wang Lung goes to the House of Hwang as a poor man buying a wife, and he’s terrified of the wealthy and powerful Hwangs. This change is seen most clearly through his relationship with the Hwang family. The overall arc of the story shows Wang Lung’s journey from a poor farmer to a rich landowner.
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