Character Relationships
"I hate folks saying that word 'half brother. How can you
be 'half of a brother? Either you're brothers or you're
What does Paul mean when he says
"something was being wedged" between
him and his brother Robert?
not!"
"Well," I decided, "that's just the way things are."
"I s'pose."...
We looked at each other then. We both knew there was
little our daddy ever changed his mind about. We knew,
too, our daddy figured sending us off to school was what
was best; still I couldn't help but feel something was
being wedged between Robert and me.
-The Land,
Mildred D. Taylor
o Paul likes Mitchell better than Robert.
Robert is angry because he wants to
become a carpenter.
Robert is embarrassed to be seen with
Paul.
Paul is aware of the differences between
him and Robert. * D " Paul is aware of the differentences between him and Robert*