Which excerpt from The Land, Part 4 is an example of direct characterization of Mitchell? O But I also figured Mitchell needed somebody to speak up for him, the same way Mitchell must have figured I
needed somebody to speak up for me on the day we buried my mama.
O At this time, though Mitchell had befriended me more than once in his way over the years, I still did not consider
Mitchell a close friend.
O I asked him if Mitchell could go with us. "He's right good with horses now," I said. "He's gentle with them, and they
trust him."
O Mitchell didn't say anything. He just gave me a look and walked away, but I knew I'd gotten to him.