Read the excerpt from the land. my daddy shook his head. "paul only rides horses he knows." "horses i'm talking about aren't wild or anything," said ray sutcliffe. "they're my own horses, come straight out of alabama, not any of these wild, new-breed western horses. in fact, i've got a fine stallion, a grey, i want to race, a real winner if he's got a good rider on his back. i'd pay your boy well. i'd pay you a fee too, on the wager, if i win." my daddy smiled. "well, if anybody could ride a horse and win a wager for you, it would be paul here. but i still have to say no. i don't want this boy or the horse getting hurt. like i said, my boy rides only horses he knows. i you, sir, though, for the offer." this dialogue advances the plot of the story by setting up a conflict between a: paul and his father. b: paul and robert. c: paul and mr. sutcliffe. d: paul and mitchell.

It would actually be Paul and his father.

Mainly because Paul wants to ride but his father tells him no.

Paul and his father.

Explanation:

This is a dialogue between Paul's father and Ray Sutcliffe. Mr Ray wants Paul to ride a horse for a competition but his father ain't comfortable with the idea because his son or the horse could get hurt. He kept saying that his son rides only horses he knows. He tried to convince  Paul's father about the nature of the horses as tamed but his father would not give in to his proposals. Mr Ray even offered to pay both him and the son if he succeeds. This dialogue could set up the a conflict between Paul and the father because Paul wants to ride but his father is not in agreement to it.

"the monkey's paw" is a rare story in that the theme is actually stated in the story. sgt. maj. morris tells the whites that the old fakir who put the spell on the paw said, "fate rules people's lives and those who interfere with fate do so to their sorrow." the message is a warning, but mr. white doesn't believe it. even though sgt. maj. morris makes it clear that he tried wishing with unfortunate results and he tries to throw the paw on the fire,   mr. white makes a wish for 200 pounds only to find that he receives the money when herbert dies in a factory accident. according to the fakir, then, because mr. white had wished for something he should not have had, his son lost his life.

the second wish that mrs. white encourages him to make is for herbert's return--one week after his death. when the strange knocking begins at the door during the windy night, mr. white panicks, believing that the previously dead but still mangled herbert could have walked home from the cemetary and is now at the door. because he fears what his wife will find if she opens the door, mr. white makes his third wish--for the noise to stop.

therefore, he uses his three wishes and to his sorrow, loses his son and disappoints his wife, who fervently believed that their son was at the door. she wanted him back, regardless of his condition.

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