The two men, both influenced by their fathers who were preachers in China, choose the paths they think best to serve theri goals - the richer one through publishing and influencing people whom he has comtempt for, and the poorer one who becomes rich through his work by opening restaurants rather than free soup kitchens for those who cannot afford to pay during the depression years.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
God's Men; by Pearl S. Buck.
Two boys, one from a little more well to do family than the other, with childhoods spent in China, know one another - the more well to do one is supported by his ambitious mother in going to a wealthy school with a wealthy patron back home in US and marries the daughter of his patron, and starts a news paper. His sister is less of a snob and marries the poor one whome she meets again in US and connects to, with his goodness added to their common point - growing up in faraway China.
The two men, both influenced by their fathers who were preachers in China, choose the paths they think best to serve theri goals - the richer one through publishing and influencing people whom he has comtempt for, and the poorer one who becomes rich through his work by opening restaurants rather than free soup kitchens for those who cannot afford to pay during the depression years.
The two men, both influenced by their fathers who were preachers in China, choose the paths they think best to serve theri goals - the richer one through publishing and influencing people whom he has comtempt for, and the poorer one who becomes rich through his work by opening restaurants rather than free soup kitchens for those who cannot afford to pay during the depression years.
