Read the excerpts from The Land.

"He ride good's he look, Mister Edward?"

"He's a fine riding horse, all right," said my daddy, "but he needs training. I figure he gets that training, he could be the best around."

"Yes, suh," said Willie Thomas, stroking the stallion's forehead. "He sure got a good look to him, I know that!"

"Now, Willie," said my daddy, "I expect you to take mighty good care of this horse. I'm depending on Ghost Wind to win me more than a few races by the coming year, and I want him in the best condition possible."

***

It wasn't until the next day I saw Mitchell again. "You get a whippin' for ridin' that stallion?" he asked as I made my way through the woods toward the creek.

I shook my head. "No. Just can't ride Ghost Wind anymore."

Mitchell glanced sideways at me, almost as if he felt bad about my predicament. "That bad as a whippin'?"

"Worse."

Based on their reactions in these excerpts, how are Paul’s and his father’s viewpoints similar?

Both Paul and his father think that Ghost Wind can be a champion racer.
Both Paul and his father value horses as an important part of their lives.
Both Paul and his father feel a strong emotional connection to horses.
Both Paul and his father believe that Willie is the best person to train Ghost Wind.

Both Paul and his father value horses as an important part of their lives.

Explanation:

The question above is related to the story of "The Land," a novel written by Mildred Deloise Taylor (an African-American novelist). The story centers on the character of Paul-Edward Logan, a son of a Native American woman and a white man.

Based on the reactions in the excerpts above, it is clear that Paul's father, Edward, valued Ghost Wind (a stallion they bought from a neighbor) if given proper training and care. This is how much Paul's father value horses that he even wanted it to be under best care. Most of the time, Paul influences his father's viewpoint. He even started training Ghost Wind with the help of Paul and he is one of the best riders among Edward's sons. This shows how much Paul and his father value horses.

In the second excerpt, Paul described his painful feeling of not being able to ride the horse as "worse than a whipping." This shows how much he love to ride horses and how much he values them.

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