Tree Ear Summary

Before reading the third chapter of “The Forest and the Trees”, I remember learning in the second chapter about symbolism, ideology and the construction of life in different cultures and societies around the world. For example, something interesting I remember learning was how every social system has a culture, consisting primarily of symbols (including words), ideas and practices. I believe this also connects and refers to how we tend to build our own sense of reality through the words and ideas that we use to mean something and people may use to name interpret what they experience and how cultures consist of symbols of ideas or words being portrayed. Based on what I read in the second chapter and the title of the third chapter, “The Structures

One quote that shows this is, "He seized the sides of the straw container with both hands and pulled." This quote shows how Tree-ear has the character trait of perseverance because it shows how Tree-ear really tried to save the pots and tried to protect them from the robbers. Even though he was smaller and outnumbered, he still tried with all his might to save the pots for Min.

This is stated on page 52 line 5-12, “Tree-ear no longer woke each morning with the thought that perhaps this would be the day that Min would allow him to sit at the wheel. Now he thought in moons or even seasons. Perhaps this month. . . perhaps this winter . . . or next spring. The flame of hope that burned in him was smaller now, but no less bright or fierce, and he tended it almost daily with visions of the pot he would

Tree ear, the main character in the book, "A Single Shard" has a few strong character traits. One of them being honesty. Tree ear is a very honest character.

In Allen Johnson’s “The Forest, The Trees, and The One Thing”, he expresses that in order to understand sociology we need to be able to understand the relationship between biography and history. To explain this, Johnson uses five rules to sociology called the sociological imagination. These rules explain how an individual relates to social systems.

The Wild Trees is a book by Richard Preston about a small group of botanists that are curious about what the canopy of the redwood holds. The redwood tree comes from the sequoia family and is the largest single organism in the world. A group of people that include Michael Taylor, Steve Sillett, and Marie Antoine. Michael Taylor came from a wealthy family. His father did not want Michael to grow up spoiled. He tried to raise him as a middle class child who did not get whatever he wanted. Eventually when Michael went to college he did not pass his classes and decided to change his major. Michaels father was not very happy about this and gave him one last chance. Eventually when the time came again, Michael did not complete his classes for the

Tree-ear heard everything and became very angry with Min for not accept the offer of a lifetime. Tree-ear knew

In this chapter of A Single Shard, Tree-ear has finally reached the Rock of Falling Flowers. It was not like he thought it would be. From his place on the top of the cliff, he was able to imagine the women jumping off the cliff, knowing it meant death, with their silk dresses billowing a they jumped. They displayed great courage that day, and as he stood on the cliff, he remembered Crane-man’s words: jumping off the cliff was not the only way to show true courage. He was still enjoying the view when he heard the voice behind him.

Po survives and is rescued by the same soothsayer, who takes him to the ruins of the nearby village where Po was born. Po Guided by the soothsayer to embrace his past. Po attains inner peace, realizing that he has lived a happy and fulfilling life despite this early tragedy.

Ceres set into a slight panic gathered herself and set out to find Petunia. Ceres walked around to the seaside only to be met with nothing, causing her to become more frantic; thoughts racing through her head, the last place she could think to look is the forest. Ceres quickly ran towards the forest just a few ways down. She called out to her daughter, “Petunia! Petunia are you out there?!” trampling through bushes and running over shrubs, but then beautiful flowers started to come around. Ceres ceased her running which turned to cautious pacing, her daughter had to be around here somewhere, Petunia always loved beautiful flowers. A few more steps in front of her was her daughter, taking the hand of a mysterious man in a chariot, the man was gloomy yet handsome. Ceres yelled out for her to stop, “Petunia don’t!” but it was too late, the man along with Ceres’ daughter rode off in the distance at an incredible speed. All Ceres could do was shout in despair as her daughter was taken away.

“Chapter 11” launches off with Tree-ear on the path to the Rock of the Falling Flowers. The author, Linda Sue Park, describes how Tree-ear persistently pushes himself to reach the top of the rock. Nevertheless, he finally reaches the top of the rock, carefully examining the phenomenal landscape. Moreover, he thinks about the story that Crane-man once told him about the special rock. Tree-ear feels the story come alive to him as he is standing on the momentous rock.

The great and beautiful tree was to the chief’s wife what the apple was to Eve, a great temptation. When the ancient Chief uprooted the tree, and created the hole it was only fitting that his wife fell in, to start events that changed their lives and the world forever. At the beginning of the story or myth the focus was only saving

She helped her sisters get ready and went to the ball she wanted to go but she didn’t even have a dress none the less a dress. So she thought to her self " it would not hurt anyone if I went to the palace and peek in the window and see what a grand party is like'. Nyaha from of godmother is the prince in a way he was a garden snake who was there for her all the time and she was nice to him … Also in the woods he was 3 people a hungry boy, man with his head in his hand and then the trees' who helped her along the

\In “A Single Shard,” there is a character named Tree-ear. He was an orphan who went to go live with this guy named Crane-man. Crane-man teaches Tree-ear how to be honorable and nice. Throughout the story, Tree-ear changed, he was poor, brave, caring, loving and honest.

He told a story about his dream, in his dream he saw amazing, gorgeous rood-trees which lifted all the way into the air, covered or decorated with gems and covered by gold. The dreamer was laying down for a long time, until suddenly he heard the tree started speaking.