Lea B. de Galicia Aira Migullas Alliah Cabalo Alvin Delos Reyes

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Lea B. De Galicia
Aira Migullas
Alliah Cabalo
Alvin Delos Reyes
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck
About the author:
• Pearl Buck was born in the Virginia United States, but was taken to
China at an early age by her parents, whose life-work was to preach the
Christian religion there.
• Pearl married an agricultural economist missionary, John Lossing Buck,
on May 30, 1917, and they moved to Suzhou, Anhui Province, a small
town on the Huai River.
• In 1928 her first book "East Wind, West Wind" appeared.
• Then in 1931, she write "The Good Earth".
• This work earned her a Nobel Peace Prize in 1938 because of the
immediate success of this book.
• Pearl Buck has worked for the better understanding by the West of the
Chinese people whom she knows so well. She died on March 6, 1973
from lung cancer.
Genre- Parable, Literature about China.
Language- English
Time Written- 1930-1931
Date of first publication- 1931
Publisher- The John Day Company
Narrator- The story is narrated in a coolly
detached third person voice that often
describes Wang Lungs thoughts and feeling
s and generally describes only the actions,
and not the thoughts of the other characters.
Settings
Time: 1890s- 1930s
Place: Anhwei, China; Wang Lung’s
nearby farm; far off southern city of
Nanking.
 Point of View- The novel is written

almost exclusively from Wang Lung’s POV.
Wife of Wang Lung, formerly a
slave in the house of Hwang. She is
always a silent wife, obedient and O’ Lan
always beside his husband when he
needed her. Die with a chronic
stomach illness.
An old parsimonious
Wang Lung’s senior who seems only
Father want his tea, food and
grandsons.
He is the protagonist of the story
Wang Lung and suffers hardship as he
accumulates wealth and the outward
signs of success.
A poor man who marry a slave.
Powerful family in their era

but loses power because of
their vices. Husband is Hwang Family
obsessed with woman, wife is
an opium addict.
OFFSPRINGS
First child: Boy
Second: Boy
Third: Girl (with mental illness)
Fourth: Deceased (born with
bruises on neck)
Five and six: Twins (Boy and
Girl)
 Concubine of Wang Lung
Lotus Blossom & which he finds in a tea shop
in town.
Pear Blossom  Promises that she will take
care of Wang Lung’s
retarded daughter as he dies.
A sly lazy man who is secretly one of

Lung’s uncle the leaders of a band of thieves. He
caused trouble for Wang Lung and
others in the household for many
years until Wang Lung gives him
enough opium to keep him in a
harmless addiction for the rest of his
life.
Close friend of Wang Lung
and his caretaker. Ching
Man’s relationship to the earth.
Wealth as a destroyer of traditional values.
Place of women in Chinese culture.
The beneficial power of the land. Throughout the
novel, the connection of the land has associated
with moral piety, good sense, respect for nature, and
strong work ethic. The land was also associated
with the corruption and never ending greediness.
• The House of Hwang- represents the wealth and respect
to which Wang Lung aspires, but also the danger of excess
and degeneracy that goes along with it.
• The Land- Because of his land, Wang Lung feels
connected deeply to the earth, and it symbolizes life in all
its forms as Wang Lung’s life literally depends on it. He
feels that he can go on as long as he knows that his island
is waiting for him.
• Opium- represents the destruction of their wealth.
The narrators tone is solemn and
detached. The language kept is very
simple and formal and remains unbiased
when describing events of great trauma.
Quiz
1.What is the full name of the author?
2.When does the book published?
3.The company who published the book.
4. A farmer who married a slave to Hwang’s
family.
5.The age of O’lan when she married Wang
Lung.
6. In what order in the offspring's of Wang
Lung and O’lan does the retarded daughter fits
in?
7. Where is the setting of the story?
8. The father in Hwang’s family is addicted
into?
9. What is the job of Wang Lung when they
moved to southern city in the midst of crisis?
10. A sly lazy man who is a relative of Wang
Lung and is a secretly member of a band of
thieves.
11. How many acres of land Wang Lung’s
bought from the house of Hwang?
12. A close friend of Wang Lung, and the
caretaker of his land.
13. First concubine which she met at the tea
shop in town.
14. Second concubine who promises to take
care of his retarded daughter.
15. What is the plan of Lung to their retarded
children.
16. What is the reason of O’lan’s death?
17. Give at least one theme of the story.
18. It represents the wealth and respect to
which Wang Lung aspires, but also the
danger of excess and degeneracy that goes
along with it.
19-20. Explain why the book is entitled
“The Good Earth”.
1. Pearl Syndenstricker Buck
2. 1931
3. The John Day Company
4. Wang Lung
5. 20 yrs old
6. Third
7. Anhwei, China
8. Prostitute/women
9. Pulling a rickshaw  Wealth as a destroyer of
10.Wang Lung’s uncle traditional values.
11. 300  Place of women in Chinese
12.Ching culture.
13.Lotus Blossom  The beneficial power of the land.
14.Pear Blossom 18. The House of Hwang
15.Sell as a slave 19-20. Explain why the book is
16.Chronic stomach illness entitled “The Good Earth”
17. Man’s relationship to the earth.

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