The Good Earth Response

In the novel "Good Earth", Wang Lung's uncle proves himself to be a bad uncle and a bad man. He blackmails Wang Lung into giving him money by stating that he will tell the whole village what Wang had said to him when he was angry. Wang Lung of course gives in, he does not want the villagers thinking wrong of him. The uncle doesn't seem to be a very good father either, letting his daughter wander around the city with men, despite the fact that she is unmarried.

Soon Wang Lung's uncle, along with other men, come to him wanting to buy his land. he says no, he will never sell his land, but because the famine is so horrible and they have not any money to spare, he sells his furniture to his uncle and decides that he must move his family south if they are to survive. With no money, Wang Lung and his family are force dto become Beggars to get food. He soon finds a job pulling a rickshaw, making barely enough money to feed his family. Wang Lung is out of his comfort zone in this new place, but tries to make the best of it, one day at a time.