Read the excerpts from The Land. [Willie] turned to my daddy. "It's my boy Mitchell done this, Mister Edward, and I know there a
in't no way t' make it up t' ya if this here horse don't heal right, but I jus' 'bout t' put a strap t' Mitchell my own self 'bout what he done. I'm gonna put a strap t' him right now, matter of fact!" With that said, he positioned his whip and turned toward Mitchell. *** My daddy stopped and looked at me. "No," he said. "I'm not going to whip you, Paul. No, your punishment is that you'll never get to ride Ghost Wind again. I figure you'll remember that a whole lot longer than a whipping. You won't ride any of the other horses either, including the Appaloosa, until I say so." Which statement about Willie’s and Mister Edward’s reactions is true? Both men believe that their sons should be held accountable for their behavior. Both men believe that their sons need to learn to handle horses properly. Both men believe that their sons will likely harm the horses if they ride them. Both men believe that their sons have permanently injured Ghost Wind
Both men believe that their sons should be held accountable for their behavior.
Willie admits to Mister Edward that Mitchell is responsible when he says, "what he done" referring to Mitchell. The consequence for Mitchell is a strapping with a whip. Mister Edward also believes that Paul must be held accountable. In his dialogue, it's clear that he believes Paul deserves a punishment. However, he chooses not to whip Paul. Instead he revokes all of Paul's horse-riding privileges. He says, "you'll never get to ride Ghost Wind again...You won't ride any of the other horses either." Mister Edward believes that keeping Paul from riding the horses will keep him from doing something like this again since he'll remember the consequence and his actions better than if he had been whipped.
