6 Conclusion
In The House of Earth Trilogy, Pearl S. Buck has grasped the cultural heritage of traditional Chinese culture, and has also noticed the evolution of the production and lifestyles in rural and urban areas in China during the period of social transformation. Using the method of integration, she formed an overall thinking on the land, marriage, family patriarchal system, warlord separatism and social development of the whole nation, including all classes. Through the comparison of land choices, she reminds us the importance of land and emphasizes that people should maintain a close relationship with land, which still have a practical significance in modern society. In the aspect of kinship, she appreciates the strong sense of responsibility of the elders to the younger generation in the traditional Chinese family, their love for the younger generation, and the respect and love given back by the younger generation are the tender side of the traditional family. But the excessive care of the elders will make the children lack of personal independent growth space. So with the combination of Chinese and Western culture, Pearl S. Buck believes that the elders should participate in the growth process of the younger generation with a democratic attitude, so that the younger generation can grow up with warm care and the support of the elders, avoid excessive harm, and have individual development and independence. At the same time, she also thinks that the younger generation should be filial to the older generation and let them have a happy life when they are old. The relationship between generations should be harmonious and caring for each other. In terms of marriage relations, she advocates integrating the essence of the traditional Chinese arranged marriage mode and the Western free love mode. This will not only ensure that the couple can have a certain emotional foundation, but also be responsible for the marriage and maintain the harmony and stability of the family.
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