What Is Min's Role In A Single Shared?

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Min plays a big role in the book A Single Shared, he is an idol to Tree-ear for he is a potter and Tree-ear wants to learn how to do pottery. Min has many different traits in A Single Shared such as being a perfectionist, or being mad. The story clearly states how Min was angry and always mean in the beginning of the story. Then at the end of the story min was caring, mindful, and nice to Tree-ear. Throughout A Single Shared Min had many emotions and Traits which were stated in the story.

In the beginning of the story Min was not a nice person. When Min let Tree-ear work for him he would be very strict; mean to him. Min would not let tree-ear work on the wheel he would command him to get wood, clay then drain the clay. When it was finally

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