Pearl S Buck
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck was born on June 26, 1892, in Hillsboro, West Virginia. She was born while her parents, Absalom and Caroline Sydenstricker, were on a leave from their mission in China. She was the fourth child in her family and was one of only three of the Sydenstricker's children who reached adulthood (Conn 1). After three months in the United States, Buck returned to China with her parents. Buck would spend a great portion of her life in China and would use her knowledge and her personal experiences to write great novels. Some of these novels, such as her most famous, The Good Earth, focused on Chinese customs and on the Chinese way of life (Lutz 113).Buck was raised in her home. Her parents hired Chinese tutors to educate her. She was very familiar with the Bible, traditional Chinese sagas and author, Charles Dickens. Buck was amazed at Dickens' phenomenal writing techniques. She was very impressed with the method Dickens used in developing his characters. Later she would use Dickens' techniques to develop her own characters. (113). A greatest influence on Buck was her strong mother, Caroline. Caroline constantly encouraged Pearl to do her best in school. She oft
en had Pearl do outside writings along with those required for her schoolwork. Her mother convinced her to submit her works to be published. Thanks to Caroline, the world was able to catch a small glimpse of a soon to be great American writer in The Shanghai Mercury. (Conn 1). Conn, Peter. Pearl Sydenstricker Buck, 1892 - 1973 . 11August 1999. 6 September 1999. Buck, Pearl. The Gifts They Bring. New York. The John Day Company, 1965. She returned to China when her mother became very ill. She nursed her mother back to health. While in China, she married her first of two husbands, John Lossing Buck. The newly weds established a home in the town of Nanking, located in northern China. While in Nanking, Buck obtained a lot of information about Chinese people and culture that she later used in The Good Earth and many other books that were based on China or the Chinese. Lossing was involved with agriculture. Buck would accompany him to his work, just like O-lan went out into the fields and helped Wang Lung do his work, and doing so, became very familiar with the lifestyles of poor Chinese farmers. She incorporated this knowledge into some characters of her books. The best example can be seen in Wang Lung, from The Good Earth. Buck made him a poor farmer who worked hard all his life and loved the land until he met his death (Litz 114).
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Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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