In the novel, The Good Earth, written by Pearl S. Buck, Wang Lung proves himself to be a successful person. Wang Lung starts out as a poor peasant, but overcomes starvation, droughts, and bandit tribes to prosper and become wealthy enough to live in the former great House of Hwang. Wang Lung achieved fame from everyone around him. At the beginning of the novel, Wang Lung wasn't well-known. Everyone thought of him as a poor, naive farmer. By the time Wang Lung achieved his goal of becoming wealthy and owning an abundance of land, everyone knew who he was. Poor refugees, with great respect toward Wang Lung, returning from the south would come to borrow money at high interest from Wang Lung to buy seed. He is a kind and gentle master to his servants, and men come to him when they must sell their daughters. His judgment is respected, and people ask him for advice. Wang Lung is a good, well-known, and honest man.

Wang Lung gained an abundance of wealth by working hard. Wang......

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Title: The Good Earth
Approximate Word Count: 967
Approximate Pages: 4 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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