The narrator in the passage A Single Shard and the speaker in the poem “Turn, Turn, My Wheel” both respond to a potter in similar and different ways. The way they view the potter’s actions are the same overall, but are created in different ways. First of all, in the passage A Single Shard by Linda Sue Park, the narrator is in awe and impressed of the pottery made by Min, who is, of course, the potter. The narrator responds to the potter’s work similar to Tree-ear, who is actually in the story. At first he is confused why Min keeps redoing what looks perfect. An example of this is when it says, “Each of the four efforts had looked identical… …something about the fourth pleased Min.” This shows that the narrator is somewhat confused about
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In this poem, the speaker is not confused at what the potter is doing. Instead, he is shocked, surprised and loves what is being created. This can be seen when it says, “In that magnificent attire / Of sable tissue flaked with fire / Like a magician he appeared / A conjurer without a book or beard.” This shows that the speaker thinks of the potter as a magician, which are powerful and skilled. The speaker’s response to how he views the potter can also be perceived when it says, “For it was magical to me / I stood in silence and apart / And wonder more and more to see.” This also shows that the speaker is extremely impressed with the potter’s work. He compares it to magic, and it even makes him silent and unable to move. Even though the responses from the narrator and speaker are different, they do have some similarities. At the end of both stories they are impressed with what the potter comes up with. In A Single Shard the narrator thinks Min, the potter, is very skilled: “...Min possessed great skill…”, and the speaker in “Turn, Turn My Wheel” thinks the potter is a magician: “Like a magician he appeared… ...For it was magical to me.” What the narrator and speaker think about the potter both relate to magnificence and
In this poem, the speaker is not confused at what the potter is doing. Instead, he is shocked, surprised and loves what is being created. This can be seen when it says, “In that magnificent attire / Of sable tissue flaked with fire / Like a magician he appeared / A conjurer without a book or beard.” This shows that the speaker thinks of the potter as a magician, which are powerful and skilled. The speaker’s response to how he views the potter can also be perceived when it says, “For it was magical to me / I stood in silence and apart / And wonder more and more to see.” This also shows that the speaker is extremely impressed with the potter’s work. He compares it to magic, and it even makes him silent and unable to move. Even though the responses from the narrator and speaker are different, they do have some similarities. At the end of both stories they are impressed with what the potter comes up with. In A Single Shard the narrator thinks Min, the potter, is very skilled: “...Min possessed great skill…”, and the speaker in “Turn, Turn My Wheel” thinks the potter is a magician: “Like a magician he appeared… ...For it was magical to me.” What the narrator and speaker think about the potter both relate to magnificence and