Pearl Buck’s The Big Wave tells the story of Jiya and Kino ,who spend their time on swimming and fishing, jiya is a fishman’s son. One day, the big wave comes, jiya’ family are all dead at the big wave, jiya’s family are all dead at the big wave .Jiya goes to Kino’s home and sleeps all the day. One day , an old gentleman comes to Kino’s home, and wants to thaks jiya to a good school, jiya says No, and he stay at Kino’s home.
At last Jiya marries with Setsu ,and the live happily together.