Melanie Morales
8th period
8/13/14
O-lans pearls Although there are many symbols found in The Good Earth, there was one symbol that really stood out to me and that symbol was O-lans two pearls. I believe the two pearls have a much more complex meaning than just money, to O-lan they are a form of appreciation from Wang Lung. The first example of this symbol is found in chapter sixteen, when Wang Lung first learns about the gemstones his wife found. Wang Lung tells O-lan to give him the gemstones and two pearls, but O-lan asks if she can keep the pearls. It is very odd that O-lan speaks, and even more out of character that she asks for something from Wang Lung, this break in character led me to believe that the two pearls had a greater meaning to O-lan that just wealth, they meant that for once she felt respected and appreciated by someone. Another example in the book is found in chapters twenty and twenty one, when Wang Lung brings Lotus to the house as his mistress and then cruelly takes the two pearls away from O-lan to give to Lotus, metaphorically speaking, it’s like he shoved a knife in O-lan and then twisted it. The one thing that O-lan truly wants is to be valued, and appreciated because she has never experienced it, the pearls were the one thing that made her feel valuable, and when Wang Lung takes them from her it angers her and she becomes more forthright. In conclusion, the two pearls symbolized respect and appreciation to O-lan. When they
The Good Earth Wang lung is a poor farmer who takes care of his sick father. He is honorable and follows traditional Chinese customs. He has just reached the age to marry and his father selected him a slave girl to marry. He goes to the house of Hwang to pick up his soon to be wife. There the woman of the house give him the girl and sends him on his way. Her name is O’lan and she is not pretty but does not have a split upper lip like wang lung requested. When he sees her he is very disappointed…
The Good Earth In the book Good Earth Pearl S. Buck writes about the daily struggles of Wang Lung’s adulthood and his quest for peace within himself. Whether it’s a drought or his eldest son bickering with his second son, he is never able to find inner peace. “As for Wang Lung’s sons, there was a continual unrest” (Buck 668). In order to find pleasure, Wang Lung looks to his farm, concubines, and money; but will this be enough to bring Wang Lung the inner peace he so desperately desires? When…
Comparison of the Good Earth and Nectar in a Sieve The Good Earth and Nectar in a Sieve were two very different novels. One was about a family in India under Hindu beliefs. The other was about a family in China that followed Buddhist beliefs. Both books share similar ideas. Although this is the case, the books have some unlike ideas. In Nectar in a Sieve and The Good Earth, three things are compared: weddings, duties of wives, and treatment of children. Weddings in a Hindu society are very different than…
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number of ethical approaches towards the environment trying to tackle and provide moral guidelines on how to treat and use the earth. During the course of this essay I will attempt to outline a few of the main secular and religious approaches to environmental issues and then through evaluation come up with a conclusion on which I feel is the best to follow. To make a good environmental theory, the ethical approach must provide moral guidelines for governments, big businesses and individuals alike…
the heavens and the earth, light and darkness, and also separated the Heavens from the Earth. “...God created the heavens and the earth…Then God said let there be light...there was light…God separated the light from the darkness…Let there be an expanse in the midst of waters…God called the expanse Heaven” (Genesis 1:1-1:8). Along with creating the Heavens and the Earth, in the teachings of Genesis God also created the means to sustain life on Earth. “…God said, let the Earth spout vegetation…fruit…
tries to bring attention to the fact that the ecosystem of the earth is diminishing and human kind plays a large role in the destruction. He explains there are “two types of viewpoints in the world, exemptionalism and environmentalism” (118). “An exemptionalist believes that in time the world will save itself and that we are off to a good future” (118). However, an environmentalist believes we are furthering the destruction of our earth and that we need to start saving the world today. Environmentalism…
Patagonia, southern Chile, Canada, Siberia, Alaska, Northern Europe etc.) will have a better chance to survive. Because humans will be facing a hotter Earth environment, he highlighted the importance to learn how to live and survive in these new conditions. It is why he said that it so important to improve our carbon footprint by eating less and saving energy and/or following a vegetarian diet. But, he…
