Gender Roles In The Good Earth

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Gender roles continue to be an ongoing issue in modern society. The Good Earth displays how gender roles in Chinese culture affected men and women drastically. The radical difference between Lotus and O-Lan make a great example for the contrast. O-Lan and Lotus had extremely different relationships with Wang Lung on both sides of the spectrum ranging from a work force and luxury.

The characters O-Lan and Lotus revealed a lot about the gender roles presented in The Good Earth. O-Lan is the “workhorse” of the household. She constantly slaves over the necessities and does everything in her power to make sure the family was well. She did everything that was needed but not exactly wanted. Lotus is an object to Wang Lung. She is used as an

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