The Good Earth: Wang Lung

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experience away from his land was troubling for him. He had worked the land since the beginning of his life. He depended on it for his subsistence, as did his family. When a serious drought came, he had to abandon his land and travel in search of a way to feed his family. He and his family moved south, to a big city, where he found work. Although his family was fed, he still longed for his land. When he returned, he felt as though he had never been away from his land. He was happy to have returned.
Seven years after Wang Lung returned to his land after the drought, he had become wealthy compared to the other farmers in his village. He had workers, and someone to oversee them. That year, a major river flooded, and much of the area, including his fields, had become a lake. His house, however, was on a hill and avoided being reabsorbed into the land (it was made of earth). Without land to work, he became idle. He could only sleep and eat so much before he had to find ...

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