Read the excerpt from The Land. I recall one time in particular when I was about nine or so and I was reading beside a creek on my daddy's land, and Mitchell came up from behind me and just whopped me on the head. For no reason. Just whopped me on the head! Course I jumped up mad. "What ya do that for?" I cried. Paul asks Mitchell, "What ya do that for?" because he wants to know his conflict. context. influence. motivation.

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Piper Mccullough

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19 April, 22:25

Read the excerpt from The Land. I recall one time in particular when I was about nine or so and I was reading beside a creek on my daddy's land, and Mitchell came up from behind me and just whopped me on the head. For no reason. Just whopped me on the head! Course I jumped up mad. "What ya do that for?" I cried. Paul asks Mitchell, "What ya do that for?" because he wants to know his conflict. context. influence. motivation.

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Natalya Farley · Answer 1

Paul asks Mitchell, "What ya do that for?" because he wants to know his motivation.

Paul wants to know Mitchell's reason for behaving in such an ill manner (i. e. whopping his head). Being motivated to do something means something else brought, made or triggered him to act in such a way.