Part one of term paper
The Good Earth is a Chinese book of a farmer's hard life working on the land. It tells of the farmer's good times and bad times, and all through this there is always the good earth that produces his crops that he may eat or sell to make money. Chapter 1: Wang Lung is on his marriage day. He wakes up apon a bright and glorious morning. Wang ...

Part two of term paper
... 2: Something I found very different in the Chinese culture is that the spouse you marry is not yet wholly yours until you have had sex. Wang Lung still tries to impress O-lan and wonders if she even likes him. O-lan comes out to be a very hard worker and is much help in the house. She fits in very well. Chapter 3: O-lan has the first baby and it is a boy. O-lan also tells Wang that she will return to the House of Hwang to show the mistress her baby. Wang Lung goes loco and plans to do a lot of thi ...