First Son (Nung En) and His Wife Timeline and Summary
MoreFirst Son (Nung En) and His Wife Timeline and Summary
- Shortly after getting married, O-lan gives birth to her first son.
- On New Year's, the first son is taken to the House of Hwang and presented to the Old Mistress.
- When the family moves to the South, the first son doesn't want to beg or steal.
- The family moves back home, and Wang Lung sends the first son to school.
- When the first son enters adolescence, he gets it on with Yang the prostitute and his stepmother Lotus. So, yeah, his manhood is off to a good start.
- The first son is sent to the South after his engagement to “study.”
- The first son returns home for his wedding when O-lan is dying. Shortly thereafter, his own first son is born.
- Wang Lung's cousin is making eyes at the first son's wife, so the first son convinces Wang Lung to move into the House of Hwang.
- When the second stops the first son from spending to his heart’s content, the two become enemies.
- When Wang Lung starts preparing to die, the two sons start scheming to sell the land.