Question

Read this excerpt from The Land. "I hate folks thinking of me as white and you colored," he went on. "Wish folks thought of us as the same." "Which the same?" I questioned. "White or colored?" "Don't matter to me," said Robert without hesitation, "long as we were the same." "I figure it'd matter you had to live colored awhile." Robert was silent to that, then reluctantly agreed. "Maybe so . . . but I'll tell you something, Paul. You don't feel no different to me than Hammond or George. I hate folks saying that word 'half' brother. How can you be 'half' of a brother? Either you're brothers or you're not." "Well," I decided, "that's just the way things are." In this excerpt, which character does the author use the most to summarize and develop the theme that inequality is destructive? George Hammond Paul Robert

Answer 1

Paul and Robert feel that society's ideas about race are destructive and he wished that people may accept there familial bond.

• Robert says that he wished "folks thought of us as the same." He also goes on to say that he hates people naming them half brothers, as he believes that either they are brothers or are not.
• This indicates they want people to accept who they are as brothers. There were well aware of the myths about race in society.
• There is nothing to indicate that they fight for the attention of their father and they are also not seen up to Hammond and George either.

Answer 2

Answer:

A

Explanation:

They wish people would accept their familial bond.