Pg 39 Proud Wang Lung example essay topic

The Good Earth Type Two Journal-The Good Earth-Wang Lung, Olan, Lotus, Uncle " Are we not to see the moth-browed bride?" Pg. 24 Tactless- The uncle is tactless because everyone already expects a farmer's wife to be unattractive and he has no remorse to mock his nephew". This woman is well enough!" Pg. 28 Content- Wang Lung becomes content with his wife when he learns that she cares for him more than anyone else". When I return to that house it will be with my son in my arms. I shall have a red coat on him and red-flowered trousers and on his head a hat with a small gilded Buddha sewn on the front...

". Pg. 34 Pretentious- Olan is pretentious because she wants to show the great house that she is no longer the slave that they knew, but she is a successful wife that has borne a healthy young son". Thus everyone will know I have a son!" Pg. 39 Proud- Wang lung is proud to have a son as his first child. It is a symbol of good fortune, and he wants the word of his son and good fortune to be known to everyone". I will tell your words to the whole village!" Pg. 66 Coercive- The uncle coerces Wang Lung to giving him money by threatening him to tell the village that Wang Lung cursed his whole family, his flesh and blood".

My nephew there he has silver and he has food, but he will give none of it to us, not even me, and my children, who are his own bone and flesh". Pg. 77 Contemptuous- The uncle is becomes contemptuous after his second visit to Wang Lung asking for money. After he is turned away with nothing he attempts to turn the village upon him their hunger forcing them to scorn him for having food". There and there and there!" ... "That is for a thief!" Pg. 119 Reproachful- He is reproachful of his children for belittling themselves by stealing. He does not know how to be proud of someone that steals".

There is nothing to sell except the girl". Pg. 124 Truthful- Olan is truthful to Wang Lung by telling him that the only way to get back to the land in their current situation is to sell their only girl to slavery". If I had the gold and the silver and the jewel, I would buy land with it, good land, and I would bring forth harvests from the land!" Pg. 130 Sincere- Wang Lung is sincere because he would not buy luxuries for himself, but instead he would but land that would sustain all generations to come and could never be taken away". Give me money then.".. ". Give Me more" Pg. 146 Hypocritical- Wang Lung is being a hypocrite because he had recently beat his children for stealing to survive, now he is stealing to get back to his land.

"Thus it is with gods that do evil to men!" Pg. 153 Unsympathetic- Wang lung does not care that the earth gods have ragged clothes. They do as they please whether they are dressed nicely or not. Wang Lung has lost respect for the gods that had treated man so evilly. "I have labored and grown rich and I would have my wife look less like a hind". Pg. 181 Condemnatory- Wang Lung is condemnatory of his wife because she does not look as a rich mans wife should look. Rich men's wives are supposed to be pretty but Olan looks like a beaten housewife.

"There is that about you that makes me think of one of the lords in the great house". Pg. 197 Disapproving- Olan is disapproving of the way Wang Lung has been acting; She compares him to a lord in the great house, which of whom to her were rich pigs. Wang Lung takes this as a compliment though". I have borne your sons-I have borne your sons-" Pg. 209 Impetuous- Olan is impetuous because she wants Wang Lung to love her again and she is making a plea to him to realize she has given him everything he holds dear". Let me have this woman for my servant, seeing that I am altogether alone in the world, for my father and my mother died when I could not yet talk and my uncle sold me as soon as I was pretty to a life such as I have had, and I have no one". Pg. 216 Manipulative- Lotus likes to manipulate Wang Lung to get what she wants when she simply has to ask.

She is overly dramatic in her pleas to guarantee that she gets what she wants". And to that one you gave my pearls!' Pg. 219 Scornful- She has a deep scorn for Lotus she hates her because she has stolen away from her everything she has cherished, her husband and her two beloved pearls". Now I will not hear my children cursed, no and not by anyone not even my poor fool.".. "And come no more to this woman's court, for she does not love you and if she does not love you she does not love your father, either". Pg. 225 Disgusted- Wang Lung is disgusted to hear Lotus talk so harshly about his children; if she can come to love them then they will not love and house her". Come, Ching, my friend-come-call the men-I go out to the land" Pg. 227 Blissful- Wang lung is blissful to be back on the earth.

It is the only way he finds peace and happiness. Being on his land makes him happier than anything else". Drive me out if you dare". Pg. 246 Extortive- The uncle extorts Wang Lung by threatening him with the symbols of the robbers called the red-beards. The uncle knows that Wang Lung will support him as long as he keeps him away from danger". You are too kind and weak for pain and you might say to leave me as I am, and then my husband would not love me even as you do not love her".

Pg. 268 Sorrow- Wang lung is put under great sorrow by this comment, knowing that his wife does not believe he loves her. "Now that the old man in heaven will enjoy himself, for he will look down and see people drowned and starving and that is what the accursed one likes". Pg. 292 Irreverent- He has lost all respect to the earth gods. Despite his praying and gifts given to them they have yet to cease the famine and starving.

"You are under a good heaven. There are men less rich than you who hang from the burnt rafters of their houses". Pg. 297 Threatening- The Uncle is threatening Wang Lung by warning him of what is to become of him if he is not serving to his uncle. "This house I will have!" Pg. 315 Jubilant- He is jubilant of his success of being able to live in the great house he once cowered in front of. "Do as you like-do as you like-only do not trouble me with it!" Pg. 330 Submissive- Wang Lung is submissive to his sons and is inclined to give them any thing they want. It is easy to give them what they want now that he is rich".

If you sell the land it is the end". Pg. 385 Cautioning- He warns his son of the danger of what selling the land means. He had made himself a rich man because of the land, and if the sons ever ran low on money there would be nothing.