SonsSons is about the differences between three generations. Wang Lung died peacefully in the beginning. The story continued with the three different kinds of life that his three sons led. All of the three sons were concisely portrayed, with a slight emphasis on the third, Wang the Tiger. He rose slowly to the position of a warlord. In order to pass his position to his son as he was growing old, he sent his son to a military school to learn western war techniques. However, his sons turned against him by joining the New Revolutionary Army which was against all old lords. |
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... Wang the Third's marriage , as it was the duty of elder brothers to the younger , if the father was dead . Wang the Third sat in silence and heard all this and when it was decided at last and all divided fairly and according to law the ...
... Wang the Third's marriage , as it was the duty of elder brothers to the younger , if the father was dead . Wang the Third sat in silence and heard all this and when it was decided at last and all divided fairly and according to law the ...
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... third young lord - your father , the old lord- lies dying ! " Now Wang the Third had had no dealing with his father at all since the day he had run away from home in a mighty fit of anger because his father took into his own court ...
... third young lord - your father , the old lord- lies dying ! " Now Wang the Third had had no dealing with his father at all since the day he had run away from home in a mighty fit of anger because his father took into his own court ...
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... Wang the Third was very bitter against the old general . When he had first come to the banner under which he served , the general was one of those who led in a rebellion against a wicked ruler and he had been still young enough then so ...
... Wang the Third was very bitter against the old general . When he had first come to the banner under which he served , the general was one of those who led in a rebellion against a wicked ruler and he had been still young enough then so ...
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afraid anger angry answered asked called captain child country wife court cried dead dreamed drew earthen house elder brother eyes face farmer father fear feast gate gave gone grew guard guns hand harelipped haste Hawk head heard heart horse killed knew lady lair land laughed Leopard lips lived lord lord of war Lotus Lung's maid mother never night old magistrate once passed Pear Blossom pocked robbers robes rose secretly seemed sent servants shouted silver smiled soldiers sons spoke stared stood strange suddenly sword talk tea house tell temple thing thought Tiger looked Tiger saw told took town trusty turned voice waited Wang Lung Wang the Eldest Wang the Landlord Wang the Merchant Wang the Second Wang the Third Wang the Tiger wife wine woman women young