- Liu – He was the owner of a grain market and was tired to Wang Lung*sfamily to two marriages.
- Lotus – Wang Lungs second wife. He admired her for her beauty.
- Wang Lungs third son – He left to go and fight in the wars toward theend of the book.
- Old Mistress – She is the mistress in the Great House of Hwang.
- Wang Lungs Nephew – He was the son of Wang Lung*s uncle. He was alsoas bad as his dad and was always lusting after woman.
- O-Lan – Wang Lungs wife. She becomes his wife and bore him three sonsand twodaughters.
- Old Man – Wang Lungs father.
- Wang Lungs Uncle – He was a undoubtedly Wang Lung*s uncle and was avery bad man in the book. He lived off of other people while he didnt do anything.
- Wang lung-he is the main character in the book. He started out as apoor farmer but then ends up as a rich land owner.
- Wang Lung s Uncle*s Wife – She was a fat woman and was the wife of WangLung*s uncle. She too was bad and lived off of Wang Lung riches when he became a richlandowner.
- Ching – Wang Lung*s closest neighbor. He became Wang Lung*s faithfulservant when Wang Lung becomes rich.
- Nung En -Wang Lung*s elder sonNung Wen – Wang Lung*s second sonPoor Fool – Wang Lung*s daughter who did nothing but stand and play withher string.
- Cuckoo- She was the mistress*s servant in the Great House until theHouse of Hwang was sacked. Then she became lotus*s servant.
- Pear Blossom – She was Lotus*s servant at first but than became WangLung*s servant.
O-Lan ,Lotus ,and Wang Lung played major roles.
O-Lan played the second biggest role in the book since she was WangLung*s first wife. She was very faithful and kind to Wang Lung. She also borehim three sons and two daughters and helped to cook and clean around the house. Wang Lung still loved her even thought she was ugly.
Lotus , Wang Lung*s second wife played a major role since she was WangLung*s entertainment to keep him distracted from the troubles. Wang Lungadmired her for her beauty and she was faithful to him and treated him with dignity andrespect after he beat her. However, toward the end ,they hardly talked to each other,they just stayed in their own courts.
Last Wang Lung, since he is the main character in this novel played the biggest role of all. If it weren*t for him, none of the event wouldhave taken place. He started out as a poor farmer and became a successful land owner inthe end. He was a very critical character in this book.
I choose change as the compatible concept in this book since there weremany great change in this book. In the beginning Wang Lung was only a poorfarmer but he later changed and became a successful landowner. Also, he never thoughtabout how O-Lan looked until he saw Lotus and he change his mind and thought O-Lanwas ugly. Also, he had planned out the future of his sons but eventually, he lethis third becomes a scholar instead of a worker in the fields.
