The Good Earth

In Pearl S. Buck’s novel, The Good Earth, the protagonist was Wang Lung. Wang Lung showed that an honorable man could do dishonorable acts without becoming immoral. Wang Lung did some dishonorable things without becoming immoral. One thing was that he went to the new teahouse to see Lotus. He couldn’t stand the thought of Lotus being with other men so he had his uncle’s wife to arrange for Lotus to come …showed first 75 words of 183 total…

…showed last 75 words of 183 total…Wang Lung did was giving his uncle Opium. He gave his uncle Opium only to keep peace in his house. He said, “If there were a way that we could keep them here but make them harmless and undesiring what a thing it would be, but there is no such magic as this!” (201) Wang Lung proved that an honorable man could do dishonorable acts without becoming immoral. He did some dishonorable things, but remained moral.