The main character tricks his uncle and aunt into becoming opium addicts in order to relieve his debt to them.
The birth of the first daughter heralds a terrible famine, while the second daughter is smothered at birth because there is not enough food. The main character tricks his uncle and aunt into becoming opium addicts in order to relieve his debt to them. The prostitutes Lotus and Pear Blossom figure in this novel, as does the powerful land-owning Hwang family. The story centers on the Chinese peasants O-Lan and Wang Lung and their relationship with their land. FTP, identify this best-known work of Pearl Buck.
The birth of the first daughter heralds a terrible famine, while the second daughter is smothered at birth because there is not enough food.
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