Original sentence: Begun on Wang Lung's wedding day, the story follows his rise and fall and his connection with the land.In 2004 the book demonstrated its staying power as it returned to the best seller list when chosen by the television host Oprah Winfrey as the choice for her Book Club.The House of Hwang, a nearby house of landowners, is used to contrast and predict his rising and fall.The land is a recurring theme throughout the novel, seemingly accepted and nurtured by the protagonists, rejected and ruined by the antagonists.The novel has been called the most influential Western book on China since Marco Polo; it challenged nineteenth century racist images and helped prepare Americans of the 1930s to see Chinese as allies in the coming war with Japan.The novel of family life in village China became a best seller upon publication in 1931, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1932, and has been a steady favorite ever since.While in the city, O-Lan and the children turn to begging, and Wang Lung pulls a rickshaw
Edited sentence: Begun on simple farmer Wang Lung's wedding day, the story follows his simple, sometimes naive, and often one sided view of the Chinese culture, times, and his connection with the land.The House of Hwang, a nearby house of nobles, is used to contrast and predict his rising and fall.The land is a recurring theme throughout the novel, seemingly accepted and nurtured by the apparent protagonists, rejected and ruined by the antagonists.While in the city, O-Lan and the children beg and Wang Lung pulls a rickshaw