There was a bad tear along his right foreleg, and there were scratches from the branches that had ripped along his sleek white coat. He whinnied just a bit, and I patted him gingerly, trying to make him know me then, when he was still, I took a closer look at his leg. I kept talking, and he finally allowed me to touch him. It's all right." The stallion pulled back at first. "Whoa there, Wind," I said softly as I tried to get near the stallion. Paul does not think that Ghost Wind needs training, while his father thinks that Ghost Wind should be trained daily.
Paul thinks that it is unfair to keep Ghost Wind away from him, while his father believes that it is necessary to teach Paul a lesson. Paul does not believe that Ghost Wind should be raced, while his father believes that Ghost Wind is meant to race. "That bad as a whippin'?" "Worse." Based on their reactions in these excerpts, how does Paul's viewpoint of the horses differ from his father's viewpoint? Paul feels an emotional connection to Ghost Wind, while his father mostly values Ghost Wind as a possession. Just can't ride Ghost Wind anymore." Mitchell glanced sideways at me, almost as if he felt bad about my predicament. "You get a whippin' for ridin' that stallion?" he asked as I made my way through the woods toward the creek. 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. "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 figure he gets that training, he could be the best around." "Yes, suh," said Willie Thomas, stroking the stallion's forehead. "He ride good's he look, Mister Edward?" "He's a fine riding horse, all right," said my daddy, "but he needs training. Neither boy is ready to admit how much he wants to ride Ghost Wind. Neither boy is ready to get into a fight over who rides Ghost Wind. Both boys are worried that Paul's father will catch them.
Just bring him back to the stable when you're finished so I can rub him down." How do Paul's and Mitchell's reactions in this excerpt compare? Both boys are surprised that Paul gives Ghost Wind to Mitchell. "So, what if I do?" "You figure you can ride Ghost Wind, then get on. Mitchell looked at the stallion, then at me. "Your white daddy'd kill me." "You want to ride him?" I asked again. It was obvious he hadn't expected me to say that. Maybe it was that, but it wasn't out of fear I said what I said. Maybe I was feeling guilty that because I was my daddy's son, I could ride Ghost Wind. Now, I don't know what possessed me in that moment to say the next thing I did. I looked down at Mitchell and stopped, knowing that despite our understanding, he was itching for a fight with me.
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