Pearl Buck
Pearl buck was a famous author. She was born on June 26, 1892 in Hillsboro, West Virginia. When Pearl was three months old, she and her family moved to China. Her parents were Caroline and Absalom Sydenstricker. Pearl was the fourth out of seven children. Four of her siblings died before she was born because they had diseases. She was home-schooled by her mother and a Chinese tutor. In 1900, the Boxer Rebellion burnt down houses that Americans lived in because other countries were trying to build colonies in China. Pearl’s family was forced to go to another city. They returned to their home a few months later.
Pearl went to Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in 1910. After she graduated, she taught psychology at a college. She had taught for one semester when she received news from China that her mother was sick. She was needed at home. On May 30, 1917, Pearl Buck married John Lossing Buck. She and John lived in northern China. In 1921, Pearl had a daughter named Carol who was mentally disabled. She enrolled Carol in Vineland Training School, New Jersey. After a few years, they adopted a girl named Janice. Pearl and John got divorced in 1935. Then, she married Richard Walsh, her publishing agent.
Pearl Buck loved to write. She mostly wrote books to improve relations between America and China. Almost all her stories take place in China. Her first novel was East Wind West Wind. One of her most famous books are The Good Earth that was published in 1931. The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1932. Pearl Buck also won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1938. She kept writing for the next 30 years.
In 1941, she made the East and West Association to have a better understanding of the people around the world. In 1949, Pearl created Welcome House which was an adoption agency for Asian-American children. In 1964, she made the Pearl S. Buck Foundation which gave support to Asian-American children and their mothers.
Pearl Buck died on March 6, 1973 because of cancer.
Tribute
For my tribute, I decided to make a library in order to honor Pearl Buck. On the first floor, there are a lot of bookshelves where you can check out books. There are also tables where you can sit down and read books. On the second floor, I made tables and chairs. I will build my library in West Virginia because that was where she was born. The quote I chose for my tribute is “If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.”
Pearl went to Randolph-Macon Woman’s College in 1910. After she graduated, she taught psychology at a college. She had taught for one semester when she received news from China that her mother was sick. She was needed at home. On May 30, 1917, Pearl Buck married John Lossing Buck. She and John lived in northern China. In 1921, Pearl had a daughter named Carol who was mentally disabled. She enrolled Carol in Vineland Training School, New Jersey. After a few years, they adopted a girl named Janice. Pearl and John got divorced in 1935. Then, she married Richard Walsh, her publishing agent.
Pearl Buck loved to write. She mostly wrote books to improve relations between America and China. Almost all her stories take place in China. Her first novel was East Wind West Wind. One of her most famous books are The Good Earth that was published in 1931. The Good Earth won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1932. Pearl Buck also won the Nobel Prize for literature in 1938. She kept writing for the next 30 years.
In 1941, she made the East and West Association to have a better understanding of the people around the world. In 1949, Pearl created Welcome House which was an adoption agency for Asian-American children. In 1964, she made the Pearl S. Buck Foundation which gave support to Asian-American children and their mothers.
Pearl Buck died on March 6, 1973 because of cancer.
Tribute
For my tribute, I decided to make a library in order to honor Pearl Buck. On the first floor, there are a lot of bookshelves where you can check out books. There are also tables where you can sit down and read books. On the second floor, I made tables and chairs. I will build my library in West Virginia because that was where she was born. The quote I chose for my tribute is “If you want to understand today, you have to search yesterday.”