It was during that summer before Robert and I were supposed to go off to school that I came to the true realization that I had two families. In part it was Mitchell who brought me to this realization, and the things he said to me; in part it was all the little things of my life and a matter of growing up. There were my daddy and my brothers on the one side of our family, and Cassie, my mama, and me on the other.
—The Land,
Mildred D. Taylor
What does Paul learn from his conflict with Mitchell and his conflict over not being able to go to the same school as his brother?
He learns that he will always fit in better with Mitchell than with Robert.
He learns that Mitchell can be the best source of information and life advice.
He learns that growing up can make him forget where he came from.
He learns that his place in the world is complicated because of racism.