First Son (Nung En) and His Wife Timeline and Summary

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First 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.