A Single Shard
A single shard
- Why does her second request move Tree-ear to tears?chapter 8
make such a journey. Tree-ear hears this conversation. Later, in the yard, Tree-ear tells Min's wife that he would gladly make the journey to Songdo. Min's wife agrees to tell this to Min if he will promise to return safely and if he will agree to call her Ajima, a familiar term of affection. This second request moves Min to tears.