The Good Earth

chapters 5-9

why did wang lung and o-lan loudly claim that their child was a female with smallpox and pray for its death?

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Sons were prized because they could take on their father's name and inherit money. They could also make money for the family. Daughters were generally seen as economic liabilities.

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