In the novel The Good Earth, written by Pearl S. Buck, Wang Lung proves to be a successful person. Wang Lung begins as a poor farmer, but overcomes hunger, drought, and bandit tribes to prosper and become wealthy enough to live in the former great house of Hwang. Wang Lung gained fame from everyone around him. At the beginning of the novel, Wang Lung was not well known. Everyone considered him a poor and naive farmer. When Wang Lung achieved his goal of becoming rich and owning abundant land, everyone knew who he was. The poor refugees, with great respect towards Wang Lung, returning from the south came to borrow money at high interest from Wang Lung to buy seeds. He is a kind master and kind to his servants, and men come to him when they have to sell their daughters. His judgment is respected and people ask him for advice. Wang Lung is a good, well-known and honest man. Wang Lung earned a lot of wealth by working hard. Wang Lung begins the novel as a poor, simple young peasant who has married a slave and ends it as a rich, honorable man with enough money and power to possess mistresses. He was so poor, on his wedding day, while Wang Lung was washing, his father complained about wasting so much water. Even a cup of tea was a luxury for a poor peasant. After two years of good harvests, Wang Lung earns enough silver to spend on buying more land. When Wang Lung buys a piece of land from the Hwangs, it shows that he is getting richer and richer. Then comes the drought and the family moves south. O-lan and the two boys have to earn money by begging. Wang Lung finds work pulling a rickshaw and, with difficulty, 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 make 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.