What is The Old Demon by Pearl S Buck about?

Answer 1

Mrs Wang live in a farming village of Three Mile Wangs on the banks of the Yellow River.There was a hearsay that Japanese were killing Chinese.But Mrs Wang do not believe this as she has no correct evidence.She believe that River was more dangerous than the Japanese as her husband,poor man,had been drowned in the flood when he was still young.The Wangs lived there for generations,many had been swept away.Mrs Wang always check how high is river today because of flood danger and because of his husband's death.One day when she woke up,War between Japanese and Chinese was going.It was like wild geese(Aeroplane as she has not seen aeroplane before) flying in autumn,were great birdlike shape.And then a silver egg(Bomb) dropping.She found a Japanese soldier which she thought that he was Chinese helped him and give him bread rolls.When she returns she saw Chinese soldier surrounding him.After that she saw troops comming from west.She has two choice-First that she could go to his family.Second-She could open the gate of water which will kill herself and the japanese troops.At last she choose the second option.