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However, Single Shard starts off very slow and it takes a few chapters to get involved. It would be helpful if some of the action came earlier to make the readers be more interested. The book is also slow when the author describes the potters' activities and Tree-ear's travels to the palace. Perhaps some of this information could be put in the back as part of a separate section. It is also sometimes difficult to understand some of the things taking place, because the culture is so different. It would be helpful to read a little about Korea before reading the book.
One of the positive things about the book is the ethical decisions that Tree-ear...
Although he was raised by a very ethical man, he had to decide what would be the best way to proceed given the circumstances. He learns that knowing what is right and wrong is not always simple. The choices that the young readers of this book have to make are also difficult at times. It shows that growing up then, although so long ago, is very much like growing up today. At the same time, the book demonstrates that life for a boy in early Korean history is very different from that of a youth today. This book should be read by students in middle school, because it shows how even young kids can be brave and take chances in life.
The ending does not follow Tree-ear to maturity, but it is clear from the hopeful tone at the end of the novel that Min and Tree-ear will continue to grow closer, and that Tree-ear will learn his trade well, and represent Min well, too. This, Min should grow more content as he ages, and Tree-ear will have been the catalyst that brought them together and help bind them as
Native Son Shards of a Man Bigger Thomas was born from the recesses of the experience of Richard Wright, all throughout the varying stages of his life. The author encountered a number of individuals, beginning with his childhood in Mississippi, who were decidedly countercultural as well as antisocial, who thought only to do whatsoever they pleased, and who were fated to live with the consequences, whatsoever those may be. Oftentimes, these
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