To Analyze the Chinese Complex in Pearl Buck’s the Earth

【Abstract】Pearl Buck is a very special American writer， he is the only American Chinese writer who has lived on the land of China for many years.By exploring her Chinese complex， she can better understand her literary literacy and ideas， among which the Earth is a representative work.

【Key words】Pearl Buck; Chinese complex; Earth; Analysis

【作者簡介】张寿颖，天津市海河中学。

I. A summary of the Main Contents of the Earth

The novel tells the story of Wang long， a peasant in old China， who had nothing and became a rich man. Wang long， a poor peasant， married an extended family maid， E Lan.Eran was silent and hardy， even struggling to get up and work in the fields with her husband in the hot sun just after giving birth.But Wang long disliked her not enough beautiful， very cold to her.The famine came and they were forced to make a living in the south.Wang made a fortune by fishing in troubled waters and， with the help of Erlan， returned to his hometown and bought many fields and became rich.He grew more and more disgusted with the mediocre appearance of his wife and married another prostitute。Slowly， he grew old， fading his youthful impetuosity and ambition， and his only wish was to keep his family. He warned his sons not to sell land， the earth is the most precious wealth of mankind， is the foundation of all life.The landlord image in Pearl Bucks literary context and the landlord image in the almost solidified political context we are familiar with.These may be the reasons why the book was and is being treated in China.It is said that when many Americans read the Earth， they deepened their understanding of China， changed their negative impression of China， and showed goodwill and respect to the Chinese people.Pearl Bucks hero， more or less idealized color. The author idealized him because he loved him.

II.The Complext in the Earth

Her works contain rich Chinese culture. Her masterpiece， the Earth， won the Nobel Prize for Literature for her rich and true epic description of the life of Chinese peasants.The Huang family left the countryside， left the land， moved into the city， and enjoyed the joy of wealth.The decline and eventual bankruptcy of the Huangjia compound gave the most powerful footnotes to the decaying feudal land ownership.However， what is thought-provoking is the process of Wang longs prosperity and decline， which undoubtedly follows the mistakes of Huang Jia Yuan.Wang long from an unexpected wealth started， gradually become a person with money， with wealth， Tian mu of the matter is no longer involved， but delivered to the housekeeper of the old Qin.At the end of the novel， the readers feel that the unreasonable feudal land system has already fallen into the situation that it is difficult to save themselves， and the social change is inevitable， which fully shows the authors profound insight into the current situation of the Chinese rural society at that time.Pearl Buck firmly grasped the traditional living state of the Chinese， which had been consolidated by thousands of years of agricultural civilization and feudal culture-the survival of plants.The peasant world in his works is self-sufficient and complete， almost completely untouched by modernizationThe author tells us that every family in China at that time was based on land and every farmers life was based on land.Thirty mu of land a cow， wife and children hot Kang head “is the old Chinese farmers generally pursue a comfortable life.”Pearl Buck fully demonstrated the deity worship consciousness of the peasants in Old China in the Earth.One side of the land nurtures one god， and the farmer regards the god as the master of his own destiny. He hopes that the land father-in-law， the mother-in-law of the land， will settle down and provide shelter on his own land. They built many land temples， big and small， and went to burn incense and worship whenever they married and married.Because the earth temple and the god of earth are very common in China， Chinese writers seldom pay attention to them. In the face of such exotic folklore， the authors observation can be said to be quite meticulous.

III.Conclusion

In short， the marriage forms described by the author in the Land are colorful， delicate and in line with the customs of Anhui Province.However， decades have passed， and the marriage patterns and customs of Anhui Province， as described in her works， have also undergone fundamental changes.But as the main form of marriage， such as engagement， its rituals， procedures， norms， as a folk custom into the culture of Anhui Province， deeply rooted in the folk， adding new content and characteristics of the times.

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