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Week 5 The Good Earth

The Good Earth

Q During weeks 3-5, you will read the book, The Good Earth and author a paper where you offer an introductory paragraph in which they introduce the book, the author, the general topic and offer a thesis. (EXAMPLES of a thesis: a) Buck’s novel, The Good Earth, offers a clear picture of the position of women in pre-industrial China; b) In Buck’s novel, The Good Earth, “land” plays the most important role in one’s success or failure; c) Pearl Buck’s novel, The Good Earth, offers the reader images of strong family relationships in China. You may choose your own thesis. In the 3 to 4 body paragraphs, you should support your thesis by what you read in the book. Finally, you should offer a conclusion. Submit in D2L Assessments/Assignments. I suggest that you keep a paper by your side listing the main characters. (Do not use any other sources in authoring this paper!!!). I will go over this assignment in a recorded PowerPoint. Minimum 750 words. Submit in D2L by end of Week 7.

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The Good Earth, written by Pearl S. Buck, published by John Day Company, in no time became one of the best sellers in 1931. It was translated into more than 30 languages. Buck became the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize for literature, with the help of this book. The cause of books popularity mainly was it’s right timing. As America at that time was suffering from the great depression, Americans could see their reflection in Wang Lung’s suffering. Buck by this novel chose to appeal to normal, and everyday people, rather than choosing the elite or intellectual audience.