What is a mood for chapter 7

The mood here is determined and focussed. In chapter 7, Min works hard to make a pot with the same type of inlay Kang has done but only better. Min's hard work shows the reader that he really wants the royal commission and he knows that this is the best way to do it. However, Min is a perfectionist, so that when all the pots come out with discoloration in the glaze, he breaks them all even though he knows he does not have time to make another.