The Disciple Of Confucius

Raised in China, Pearl S. Buck was influenced by Confucius and Ju all of her life. The thesis analyzed such influence in the notion of Jen, which is the focal component of the idea of Ju, from three perspectives, namely "loving others", "person making" and Cheng. These perspectives are related to each other and would be found the causes in the times they living. Jen is the philosophy of Confucius and also of Pearl Buck, which reflected much in her non-fictions.Chapter One introduces the key persons and items covered in the thesis, including Pearl Buck, Ju, Confucianism and Jen. Chapter Two investigates the social circumstances of Pearl Buck and Confucius, respectively, the Spring and Autumn Period, and the time of end of Qing Dynasty to the Public Period. There are at least two similarities between these two periods, those are, the tangled warfare and separatist regimes on the political aspect, and the prosperous and revolution on the cultural side. Jen is the same thing Pearl Buck and Confucius learnt from their times. Chapter Three discusses Jen of Confucius and that reflects in Pearl Buck's non-fictions, and the chapter is divided into three parts: Jen as "loving others", Jen as "person making" and Jen as Cheng. We are in the place to believe that Pearl Buck was influenced by Jen of Confucius. And the writer also tries to give a specific definition on the item Jen.