1“There was a woman coming to the house. Never again would Wang Lung have to rise…at dawn to light the fire. He could lie in his bed and wait.2This quote shows the reader the kind of role the woman was supposed to have in her family. She was to do all of the housework, cooking… Basically she takes care of the man’s every need.2“‘Come here, slave,’ said the old lady carelessly. ‘This man has come for you.’”13Female children were often sold as slaves to rich families. This wasn’t done with male children, which shows that the male children were held in much higher regards, and that they were worth more to a family.3“‘Is it a man?’ he cried importunely.”27Male children were wanted more than females because they could own land and grow crops, something that the government prohibited females to do.4“‘It is over once more. It is only a slave this time-not worth mentioning.’ Wang lung stood still. A sense of evil struck him. A girl!”46Wang Lung wasn’t any exception to the rule with girl children. He just wanted to have male children because girls just caused a whole lot of trouble in his eyes.5“I would sell this girl for you-to take you back to the land.’”83O’lan was willing to sell her daughter so that her family could go back to their home and their land. Wang Lung did not think that it was right to do so. O’lan thought that it was ok because she was sold into slavery when her parents needed money6“‘My mother did not bind them, since I was sold so young. But the girls' feet I will bind-the younger girl's feet I will bind.’”122The women were expected to have their feet bound to make them smaller and more beautiful. The women were expected to go through a lot of pain to be presentable to their husband.7“‘He chose one most beautiful, a small, slende...
