In the novel The Good Earth, written by Pearl S. Buck, Wang Lung is revealed to be a successful person. Wang Lung begins as a poor peasant, but overcomes famine, droughts, and bandit tribes to prosper and become rich enough to live in Hwang's former great house. Wang Lung became famous to everyone around him. At the beginning of the novel, Wang Lung was not known. Everyone considered him a poor and naive farmer. By the time Wang Lung achieved his goal of becoming rich and owning lots of land, everyone knew who he was. Poor refugees, with great respect for Wang Lung, returning from the south came to borrow money at high interest from Wang Lung to buy seeds. He is a good master and gentle to his servants, and men come to him when they have to sell their daughters. His judgment is respected and people seek his advice. Wang Lung is a good, well-known and honest man. Wang Lung acquired abundant wealth through hard work. Wang Lung begins the novel as a poor and simple young farmer who married a slave girl and ends it as a rich and honorable man with enough money and power to own mistresses. He was so poor that on his wedding day, while Wang Lung was washing, his father complained about wasting water. Even a bowl of tea was a luxury for a poor farmer. After two years of good harvests, Wang Lung earns enough money to buy more land. When Wang Lung buys land from the Hwangs, it proves that he is getting rich. Then the drought hits and the family moves south. O-lan and the two boys have to earn money by begging. Wang Lung finds a job pulling a rickshaw, and with effort, he manages to earn enough money to feed his family. The difficult months in the south strengthen Wang Lung's love for the land and hard work. He doesn't like the idea of ​​begging; he prefers the backbreaking work of pulling a rickshaw around the city. When his sons start stealing, he is more determined than ever to return to his land and earn an honest living. When Wang Lung gets enough gold to return to the farm, he buys more animals and builds new rooms for his house..