He is no longer so hard-working, and he does not work directly on the land and he relies on his servants for everything. It was very evident that he was completely different man when he forces his wife to hand over the pearls he had earlier allowed her to keep and he has a prostitute. Wang eventually realizes living in such luxury does not make him happy and he decided to return to living in simplicity on his land because that is his true home. The Good Earth shows that, superficial values generated by wealth have replaced the genuine values of simplicity and hard …show more content…
When O-lan is on her death bed, Wang Lung realizes that she is the woman he wants to return to a simple life and wealth is far from timeless and is not a source of happiness. He returns to being devoted to his family like he was at the beginning when he was out in the fields. Also, when famine strikes instead of condemning Wang for his inability to provide for his family in a full sense, O-lan stands by his side with hope and positively, regardless of the fact that throughout the story, she is treated as more of a servant than a wife (The Good