Read the excerpt from The Land. How do Paul's and Mitchell's reactions in this excerpt
compare?
looked down at Mitchell and stopped, knowing that
O Both boys are surprised that Paul gives Ghost Wind
despite our understanding, he was itching for a fight
to Mitchell.
with me. Now, I don't know what possessed me in that
Both boys are worried that Paul's father will catch
moment to say the next thing did. Maybe I was
them.
feeling guilty that because I was my daddy's son,
could ride Ghost Wind. Maybe it was that, but it wasn't
Neither boy is ready to get into a fight over who
rides Ghost Wind.
out of fear | said what I said. no longer was afraid of
Mitchell. "You want to ride him?" I asked.
Neither boy is ready to admit how much he wants to
ride Ghost Wind.
Mitchell took a step backward. It was obvious he
hadn't expected me to say that. "You know I can't ride
him, he said. "Your white daddy'd kill me."