The Good Earth appeals most, because of the way in which Pearl S Buck has represented the patterns of life, memories, and perceptions, which while being exclusive to the Chinese culture, are yet universal to a large extent. The whole novel jumps in and out of the memory of the protagonist Wang Lung. In fact, we might realize that covering a span of forty years in this novel without making the use of the thought process and memories of the character wouldn't have been possible for the author. Analysing the novel in the light of imagination, we realize that the protagonist himself is all the time absorbed in this process. In his daydreams he starts enjoying himself, he imagines not getting up early, lying on his bed, he wants to enjoy the service of his woman. This paper describes memory as a process. In this paper, The Good Earth is analysed in light of this process of memory. To recall our past is one kind of memory. Memory also includes recognition, imagination, retention, and nostalgia to a certain extent. Readers can find all these kinds of memories used in the novel with different characters. This paper also includes some of the incidents by which the reader can analyse the characters of the novels in light of the different kinds of memories.

Keywords: Memory, Recall, Retention, Recognition, Nostalgia.