The character Min in the novel “A Single Shard” is a talented potter. Although he is very good at what he does, Min has a weakness. Min’s weakness is that he is a perfectionist. He needs everything he creates to be perfect. An example that Min is a perfectionist is “Min never failed to reject his first attempt. Then he would repeat the whole process. This day tree ear was able to watch the clay rise and fall four times before Min was satisfied.”. Min wanted the vase to look perfect so he repeated the process many times. He was making the vase look the exact way he wanted it to. One could think Min’s weakness is that he is a perfectionist. The quote “Clay that passed min's inspection was formed into a large ball, ready to be thrown on the