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Library's collection Library's IT development CancelIn this thesis I am discussing the uncommon
charactertraits of O-lan, the main female character in
Pearl S. Buck?s The Good Earth. The setting of this novel
is in China in the early 20 th century. The story bases on a
poor farmer named Wang Lung with his family and how he
struggles to become rich. Beside Wang Lung, the other
important character in the novel is O-lan as the wife of
Wang Lung. O-lan has a different characteristics compared
with the characters of women at that time. The Purpose of
this thesis is to know the uncommon characteristics of O-lan,
which differentiate her with other women at that time.
In analyzing this novel, I am using three literary
theories: Characterization, Conflict and Setting. In the
analysis I explain about some uncommon characteristics of
O-lan. The first is that O-lan as a hard worker, second is
O-lan as a strong woman, third is O-lan as a good decision
maker and last, the fourth is that O-lan as a courageous
woman. At the last chapter I can conclude that O-lan?s
characteristics are different from other women at that
time.