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Chinese culture has influenced/dictated the way people socialize by assigning certain roles, and awarding certain opportunities to some members of society. For example, Olan's title is Wanting Lung's wife and had to obey his command under any circumstance. If wang Lung disliked Olan for any simple reason he could divorce her.

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The culture in TGE is why commodities such as tea leaves where so praised and seen as a royalty

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Culture affects the actions of the characters because it affects decisions that would be made by men and women. Since their culture is different f for example modern day America characters act much different.

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Chinese culture and practices are mostly centered on the basis of wealth and fortune. This made many citizens and people of China strive to live lavish lives and the projected view of what a “perfect” Chinese life would look like. Wang Lung had a great envy for the luxurious life the House of Hwang had and strived to live a life like theirs.

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Gender roles affected the way Wang Lung treated O-Lan. He also believed that he was better than women due to gender roles.

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Chinese culture affects the way that the characters like Wang Lung acts because when anything went wrong he blamed the gods but when anything went good he went to the temple or worship place and gave the statues incenses

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Chinese culture can affect the actions and way of life of characters in "The Good Earth". This is shown when Wang Lung and his family became wealthy and very materialistic. Wealth was one of the core values in Chinese culture at the time.

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Chinese culture forced O-lan to be obedient to a husband that did not love her or respect her. Wang Lung was obsessed about what other men thought of him and strived to be the best farmer and wealthiest man in his community. The first son became greedy because Wang Lung treated all his sons more special than his daughters. His second son inherited his need to save money in order to survive and continue to provide for his family, which was the role of men in Chinese culture. The third son was overlooked this becoming silent and unwanted but eventually disobeyed his father. The second girl had to be married off to protect her purity, which was very important in Chinese culture, while the other was also overlooked.

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Roles of men and women directly affect how certain events in the book play out, such as Wang Lung's attitude towards his wife, and certain feelings of ownership for her. Also, it describes what a female would be set to do from the day of her life to the last.

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The Good Earth is centered about the culture in which the story takes place. Since the story setting is indeed in China, Chinese culture is a heaving influencer in the way the story was written. Even the little detail of the crops grown in the story is based off of the fact of Chinese culture

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Culture and religion play large roles in the book. Through the principle of buying of insence, to the birth of their children and the party thrown after, wang lung uses finance and time management to better himself in his cultures eyes

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Chinese culture affects the way the characters live their lives. They base their decisions on religion and events that have happened in the past or are currently happening. Like when one of Wang Lung’s sons went to fight in a war, or when his family had to live because of a famine.

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Chinese culture affects the actions and way of the life of the characters because it causes them to value different things such as the land.  If the land wasn't viewed as scared Wang Lung wouldn't of valued or worshipped it like he did in the text.  Chinese culture also effect the way of living for women and men in society.  For example Wang Lung viewed himself as superior because of the standard men were supposed to uphold like being strong and providing for your family.  But in contrast to a women she was supposed to cook clean have babies and serve her husband.

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The traditional chinese culture caused Olan to consider selling her daughter, and in general the females are disrespected. The only woman that had some respect was Lotus, but only because Wang Lung was "in love with her".

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The Chinese culture in Th Good Earth was the reason why O-LAN and the other women were treated so poorly.

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Chinese culture dictates the way WangLung, O-lan and the people around them live their lives. Since they are in Ancient China, Chinese culture would be the biggest thing in their lives because they lived there.

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Chinese culture determined a persons roles based off of gender. Whatever gender you were, determined how you were seen in the eyes of the culture. It determined your job, dreams, possibilities etc. This was all a reflection of the Chinese culture