Part one of term paper
Wang Lung was just a simple farmer in the beginning of this book and as he got older the more power he obtained, until he became Lord of the house of Wang. Being a farmer, he relied on the earth to give him and his family all that they needed to be supported through life. I think this would have been hard for him to do and I was surprised h ...

Part two of term paper
... Lung did not know how to do. She was helpful and loyal to Wang Lung even when he was not satisfied with her. I think the Chinese culture was too strict on the women. Wang Lung's father, an elderly man, was bossy and conservative. He was the oldest of the Wang family alive in the book and in Chinese culture anyone older than you should be respected and treated nicely. Wang Lung took care of him at first until he was married and then O-lan took care of both of them until they could afford serva ...