The concept of conflict in Paul's life that develops a theme in Mildred Taylor's novel, <em>The land </em>is:
The difficulty of understanding and reconciling the concept of family.
<h3>What is a conflict?</h3>
A conflict in a literary work is a situation that heightens the internal battles a character faces in the development of a plot.
From this text, we learn that there is a story about the life of Paul who was an ex-slave as he tries to understand the concept of family and reconciliation as he struggles with it because of his former life.
It is clear there is tension in this passage because of the way Grete handles Gregor's food. The fact that she is using a rag and not her bare hands shows that she is slightly uncomfortable in the situation and is not willing to touch something he might have touched directly. </span>
