Talk about the family's sojourn away from their land and the injustice of wang lung's treatment by those in his society who have more.

The contrast between rural life and big city life was immense. People were hurried and busy and some had so much while others had so little, though still more than they would have back in the village. Life is hard for them, but it's hard because city life is not what the family is geared for, it isn't how Wang Lung has been raised, but it did afford them the best chance for survival at that time.