Wang Lung's Flaws

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10. Describe the problems that happened after Wang Lung brought a second woman into his house. The Good Earth is the life of Wang Lung and the conflicts that lead to how his family’s relationship ended. He started out to be a decent person, then a cheater and in the end a killer. Wang Lung’s decision to bring a second woman into his house was one that affected everyone around him. He affected his wife, his children and himself. Wang Lung first mentioned loving another woman, but it was said in an indirect matter. When his uncles and his uncle’s wife moved in with him, he “had to seek peace elsewhere” (page …show more content…

He was supposed to be her “one true love”, he was supposed to be the one to take care of her and appreciate her. But then he fell into the void that money brought, making him supposedly "bored". According to Wang Lung being bored gave him the right to cheat on his wife and make a decision that affect many. Still he was her killer, he killed her. Not only in person but in the inside. It is said that you heal overtime, but every second of every day O-Lan was killed inside just by seeing her husband with another …show more content…

The question is: Was it caused from nature or was it heartbreak leading to death? At the beginning of Wang Lungs cheating issues or polygamous life, O-Lan pretended to accept it. The truth is that she was sad. She had been the mother of his children. She had been there through everything and she had cared for his dad since the day they got married. Wasn’t that enough for commitment and gratitude? Wasn’t that enough for attention and fidelity? Instead Wang-Lung went out and found himself another woman, and then another. That wasn’t all, she had to deal with Cuckoo. Did she deserve the life she got? Did she deserve unhappiness? Was she less than Wang-Lung? No, but Wang-Lung didn’t care. Still O-Lan pretended to be satisfied for many years causing her depression and misery. It is said that depression and exhaustion can cause sickness, and that is how she died. O-Lan fought with sadness making her weak and susceptible to everything. She died of cancer but it is also said that she died of worms in the heart, that she had fire in her vitals. Maybe Wang Lung thought that she was being ridiculous, but she wasn’t. She was mad and she felt that her life had been invaded by worms and her heart was being eaten away by another woman. The love of her life was being eaten away by Lotus. She wasn’t nice to him or grateful. She was mean and she wanted everything because she thought she deserved it and Wang Lung was dumb enough to

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