O Lan is dead. She died. Wang Lung's first wife; his partner; his hardworking servant; his loyal, obedient companion is no longer living. Wang Lung is filled with remorse and as a reaction to this overwhelming emotion, he cries by himself.
What a jerk. Wang Lung is such an evil husband, a narrow minded farmer, who has difficulty seeing anything past the tip of his own nose.
What a humble servant. O Lan's entire life was little to be happy about, but she endured. O Lan did not only endure, but she was loyal to the end. She had nothing; everything she had was always taken away from her, but she learned to live with the little she did have, with the selfish love her husband offered.
This is a turning point. Someone very influential to Wang Lung's life has died and as Wang Lung admits, it is as if half of his land has gone missing and his life will never be the same.
Sometimes, people will never realize how blessed they are until the blessing is taken away from them.
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