"Ey, Paul!" Mitchell called after me. "Anyways, you still get t' ride your own horse, that Appaloosa. So not ridin' Ghost Wind, that ain't so bad."

I turned and looked back at him "No . . . don't get to ride him either, or any other horse . . . not 'til my daddy says I can. He was plenty mad."

"Had a right t' be," Mitchell conceded, "way that stallion was all scratched up and bruised. You know, my daddy was 'fraid he was gonna lose his job 'cause-a what I done."

"I know."

—The Land,
Mildred D. Taylor

What is Mitchell’s viewpoint?

He is confused about why Paul took the blame for him.
He wants to accept responsibility and apologize for riding the horse.
He is grateful that Paul saved his father’s job by taking the blame.
He is angry because he feels that Paul now has control over him.