A Single Shard Study Questions & Topics for Discussion

A Single Shard Topics for Discussion

Who is Tree-ear? What happened to his parents? Why does he live under a bridge? How does Tree-ear spend his days? Why does he begin working for Min? Why does Tree-ear become excited at the idea of working with Min? How does Tree-ear become dissatisfied with his job with Min? What changes this?

Who is Min? What is his trade? Why does he hire Tree-ear to work for him? What does Tree-ear do for him? Why is Min a dark and mean old man? Is he unhappy in his work? In his life? Why? Why does Min refuse to teach Tree-ear his trade? How does Tree-ear take this news? Why does Tree-ear agree to go to Songdo for Min? Does he achieve the goal he set out to achieve? How?

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