Diction In The Good Earth

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The Earth sustains many individuals and provides resources to ensure survival and prosperity. The "troposphere" layer where temperature and weather takes place, determines the conditions of nature and can be unpredictable by humans. In the novel, The Good Earth by Pearl S. Busk, farmer Wang Lung depends on his land to provide for his family. When the weather takes place, making the wheat unable to grow, Wang struggles to make sure he offers enough for his family. As a farmer, status is important since the more land an individual owns, the more respect they have. Though, Wang Lung's determination towards to provide for his family, his struggles with nature, and the use of diction and symbolism, Buck suggests with respecting mother nature an …show more content…
When Wang has conversations with other men living in the huts, diction is used to realize his real potential in what he needs to fulfill. As Wang talks with other people, around his hut, he knows that “apart from others, because hidden in his heart [is] the knowledge of the possession of his land” (122). The use of diction and the words bring more emphasis towards what Wang desires and further establishes him as an individual. The primary use of symbolism contributes to bringing the importance of the Earth and how much it means to Wang and his status. When Wang’s son tells him about selling the land, he says, “Out of the land we came and into it, we must go—and if you hold your land, you can live—no one can rob you of land” (357). The symbolism is the land because Wang is able to make his sons educated is due to his wealth. Wang Lung values his land the most because it has brought his family out of debt and starvation. The importance of keeping the area or item is significant as due to that object he can build an excellent reputation for his sons and his

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