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a single shard summary. The setting of the book I read was Korea around
the twelve century. The impact it has on the story is the ...
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The setting of the book I read was Korea around the twelve century. The impact it has on the story is the detail in the work that the potters did during their time period. The detail work is what counted, no two things were the same because everything was hand-made. They didn't have technology to make stuff or mass produce something. Everything was made by hand and it showed their skill.
The main character of this book is Tree-ear. When he was younger, his parents didn't have the ability to take care of him. He was brought to a temple of monks and they took him in until they could find someone that could take care of him. They brought him to a small town called Ch'ulp'o. He was taken in by a kind person named Crane-man. Crane-man had a disability. One of his legs were weaker and he had to use a cane to get around. They both lived homeless under a bridge. Tree-ear has a dream, to become a potter making celadon clay. Another of the characters is Min. He is a famous potter and known of. He is one of the few potters in Ch'ulp'o that doesn't have an apprentice. He isn't the nicest guy to be around but still does the best work.
Now the book started out in Ch'ulp'o. Tree-ear was young. They were always looking for a meal and Tree-ear would go to Min's house once in awhile to watch him work. One day he broke something of Min's. He was too poor to pay him back with money so he offered his services to pay off the debt. Min accepts his offer and Tree-ear goes home for the night and has to come to work the next morning. Tree-ear expects that he will be helping Min make pottery but when he gets there, he is told to get wood for the kiln. Its his turn to put wood in the kiln and Tree-ear is surprised. Well, he gets there and fills up the cart like he is told. He has a hard time pushing the cart back because it is heavy to him. It takes the whole day to chop the wood and bring it to the kiln. He finishes his services and when it is all...
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