Which excerpt from The Land, Part 4 is an example of direct characterization of Mitchell? 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. 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. 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." Mitchell didn't say anything. He just gave me a look and walked away, but I knew I'd gotten to him.

why did you delete the answer?

(i'm bad at sudden poems so don't yell at me i'm trying to represent sadness or something like that but its real hard)

at the age of 4, she thought everything was better.

she was innocent, she was joyful, despite the predictions about the bad weather.

at the age of 10, she started to figure things out.

in life, in its meaning, she started to doubt.

at the age of 14, she was filled with depression, anxiety and fear,

that nobody cared about her, and death was drawing near.

at the age of 17, her sleeves got longer, her will got shorter, until she couldn't take it anymore.

she left this earth with a rope, chair and to the heavens she would soar.

i think the first one, it makes the most sense.

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