A Single Shard Essays

In the book, A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park, it discusses a vagrant named Tree-ear, who lives in twelfth century Korea. Tree-ear lives under the bridge in Ch 'ulp 'o with a man which he considers as family, which is Crane-man. After a few while, he goes to a journey which can change his entire life. The three occasions that most affected Tree-ear were his torment nine days of punishment from Min , his receiving words of wisdom from Crane-man and his journey to Songdo. The nine-days of discipline

A Single Shard is a novel about a young orphan, Tree-ear, who dreams of becoming a master potter. He often watches the master potter, Min, at his work. However, when Tree-ear breaks one of Min's ceramic masterpieces, he must work for Min to pay off the debt. After the agreed time was up, Tree-ear asked to keep working for Min, in hopes of one day learning how to make pottery. During this time, Tree-ear toils to help Min achieve his dream of receiving a royal commission, and eventually gets adopted

A Single Shard and “Orphans’ Lonely Beginnings” share the experience of two orphans. A Single Shard reveals a fictional character who was raised by a single male. On the other hand, “Orphans’ Lonely Beginnings” reveals a non-fictional orphan who has been raised by many parent figures who have brought him back to the orphanage. Even though neither of them were raised by their biological family both had a great family in the end. The fictional character known as Tree-ear in A Single Shard and the

“And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;” (Colossians 3:23, KJV) In the story,A Single Shard, the main character, Tree-ear, resembles wholeheartedness, he does not act on eyeservice, and he is respectful and obedient. Even though he does not believe believe in God, his actions still resemble that of Christ. Tree-ear is not just striving to become a potter, but he is doing everything in his power to achieve that goal. Tree-ear shows his honesty and trustworthiness

In the book "A Single Shard" by Linda Sue Park, Crane man warns Tree-ear about the dangers he may encounter on his journey. At the end of chapter nine, Crane man says, “I have no gift beyond words. I would tell you this. Of all the problems you may meet on your journey, it will be the people who are the greatest danger. But it will also be the people to whom you must turn if ever you are in need of aid.” This essay will discuss the meaning of this quote and how it relates to our daily lives. Crane

Anyone can have courage. It can let people do what others could not do. In the novel, A Single Shard, Tree-ear shows courage. In the beginning, Tree-Ear, an orphan, does many things that would need courage. In the first chapter, Tree-Ear sees a man with a pack that, “Rice began to trickle out of a hole in the straw box. The trickle thickened and became a stream .”(Park 4) while Tree-Ear,”Walked until the man had reached the bend in the road, then ran to catch up to him. ‘Honorable sir,’ Tree-ear

Comparing & contrasting Tree-ear and Ruckel Throughout the article Orphans’ lonely beginnings reveal how parents shape a child’s brain and the book A Single Shard there are many similarities and differences. Both Tree-ear and Ruckel are orphans, yet grew up in different ways and environments. At young ages both Tree-ear and Ruckel were abandoned therefore were left as orphans. Tree-ear did not have his biological parents to raise him but he was taken in but a man named Crane-man. Ruckel, without

Throughout the entire book, A Single Shard, the characters were constantly changing. After reading much about Min, the master potter, the reader finds from the beginning he was stoic and insensitive. While Min interacted with Tree-ear, the reader learned Min lacked the ability to allow himself to have emotional connections with Tree-ear. During his time with Tree-ear, Min began to change for the better. For example, Min had a subtle change from not showing emotions to allowing himself to reveal

When writing or reading a book or a movie, ever think about how much past experiences can shape a person’s behavior and attitude? Well, it greatly affects the shaping of a person’s behavior and attitude. In A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park, Tree-ear is an orphan whose parents had died from fever when he was very young. Being raised up by Crane-man, his foster father, Tree-ear did not learn a lot about his real parents. Because of this, he will want to do anything to learn more about them. Linda

One character I chose in the book “A Single Shard” is Tree-ear. He is a twelve-year-old boy growing up in Ch’ulp’o. He is an orphan that got his name from a mushroom that grows onto rotting logs “without benefit of parent seed”. Tree-ear, Crane-man and his protector live under a bridge. Crane-man taught Tree-ear the importance of being honest. First of all, Tree-ear shows the reader his desire of honesty when a traveling man spills rice, and Tree-ear stops the man and lets him know. As a poor and

The novel A Single Shard, is a novel about an orphan named Tree-ear. When Tree-ear’s parents died he was brought to Ch’ulp’o, where Crane-man took him in and cared for him. Tree-ear changes a lot throughout the course of the story as well as all the other characters. At the beginning of the story, Tree-ear was very laid-back and easy going but still energetic. Examples of this being throughout the first few chapters he does what he is supposed to do without running around screaming like the other

“Chapter 10” of A Single Shard begins with the author, Linda Sue Park, placing Tree-ear on the sixth day of his journey. Strategically, Tree-ear counts the days by making marks on his jiggeh. Every morning Tree-ear fulfills his morning routine of rising, washing in the stream, eating one of Ajima’s rice cakes, and finding a shady spot to rest and drink from the gourd. In addition to the rice cakes, Ajima had given him a haversack of food. At this time, Tree-ear is taking the time to be appreciative

Have you ever been in a severe situation? An eleven-year-old boy named Salva Mawin Dut Ariik has. Many people, including Salva, are endangered because of a War in Sudan. Their goal is to reach the refugee camp in Ethiopia. In the book, A Long Walk To Water, by Linda Sue Park. The Dinka women gave him the basic necessities to keep his journey to the camp going. Uncle provided Salva food which gave him the power to continue. Salva a determined person persevere despite the group members’ thoughts and

In chapter 10 of A Single Shard Tree-ear is six days into his journey to Songdo. He has made a routine for him to follow each day. He walks all day then finds a place to sleep at night and he repeats this everyday. Tree-ear was finding a place for him to sleep one night when he saw two huge rocks sitting in the middle of the forest. He was too small to fit in the space that the rocks create, but he really like the shape of the rocks.He found firewood and began to get ready for the night. After

In A Single Shard, each character has traits that changed from the beginning to the end. Tree-ear is an orphaned boy who lives in a small village on the West Coast of Korea and had a care-taker, Crane-man, that passed away. Tree-ear’s traits and personality changed throughout the book. Tree-ear’s features changed gradually from the beginning to the end. In the beginning of the novel, Tree-ear was very independent. On page ten of A Single Shard it states, “Afterward, Tree-ear washed in

In the book A Single Shard, there are many characters that change throughout the story. One of those characters is Min, who in the beginning is a cruel and irritable potter. Towards the end of the story, his sympathetic and gracious side shows after a great tragedy in Tree-ear’s life. Tree-ear was an orphan boy taken in by Crane-man who dies suddenly in an accident. This alters the life of Tree-ear greatly; however, Min’s anger grows into love. In the novel Min was a master potter in Ch’ulp’o.

Throughout the novel A Single Shard all of the character’s changed drastically; however, Min caught the eyes of many readers. At first, Min was a tense, blunt man, but when he meets an orphan boy named Tree-ear who was working for him; his expressions, emotions changed. At the beginning of the novel, Min was a plainspoken man. He said what he wanted with no sympathy. The author states the second day Tree-ear worked for Min he got scolded. Tree-ear was walking up to the house and he slowed down before

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