The Good Earth And The Issue Of Respect

The question of respect in "the earth" is very different from the usual problem we think today. Those who do nothing to society are respected because the tradition of filial piety in China today is definitely ignored. In "the earth", many fine people are regarded as ubiquitous, and terrible people are praised. This person is not considered important, but it is essential for Won Lon's wealth.

The main theme of "Earth" is the nutrition of the land. In the novel as a whole, the connection with the land is related to moral belief, good consciousness, respect for nature, and strong professional ethics. And it is related to alienation, decline and corruption of the land. The back novel places this universal theme in the context of Chinese traditional culture. Farmer Wang Yong is harvested through his labor, so it is closely related to the Earth. In contrast, the local Huang is alienated from the Earth as their wealth and harvest comes from employment labor. Buck believes that respect for Wang Long's nature is the reason for his inner good and his growing material success, and the decline and waste of wealthy people are alienated from their land It is due to. Back also suggests that through human books human success is temporary, but the Earth will always be present.

If there is no "good earth" what will happen to the earth? No Pearl back novels are full of mentioning "good earth". "Good earth" is clearly the central theme of this novel. Throughout the book, Wang Long and his family are related to "Good Earth". Even if the family does not live in this land, the reader can still decide the close relationship between the family and the land. The book began with Wang Long and began to be almost ironic but in the end Wang Long and his family finished in the same place where he began to read the book. . However, the relationship between Wang Dong and the land has changed. At the beginning of the book, Wang Long relies on the land to survive, and finally, he still relies on it to survive, but in a different way.

In the novel "The Earth" written by Pearl S. Buck, Wang Long proved to be a successful person. Wang Dong began as a poor peasant, but he survived the hunger, the drought and the tribal prosperity of the bandits and became rich enough to live in former Huang Gong. Everyone around Wang Long is famous. At the beginning of the novel, Wang Yong is not famous. Everyone thinks he is a poor, innocent farmer. - Good Earth style "Earth" pearl back style is compared with ancient Chinese novels. In fact, this is a simple and straightforward narrative style. There are no complicated techniques such as cutting and consciousness flow. The story went smoothly to the conclusion. For the same reason, there are no complicated subgraphs or subtopics. Wang Long is the central character, and the behavior of all other characters is directly related to him.