Which is a minor theme in the land? education versus learning a trade everyone should be educated. education can counter inequality. not educating versus educating

The minor theme of 'The Land' is Education can counter inequality.
Paul had an obsession with reading and writing, which leverages his literacy to become friend with Mitchell. Also, he is able to save his money by spending time in a good way. A letter from Cassie comes in the form of salvation to Paul.

The correct answer is "Education can counter inequality".

Explanation:

The novel "The Land" by Mildred D. Taylor follows the life of Paul-Edward Logan, a multi racial child, son of a white landowner and a black/Native American woman. The main theme of the novel is racism, as the boy struggles while he grows by constantly receiving beatings from his father as well as from his black peers. A minor theme of the novel is that education can counter inequality, as Paul run away at 14 with his black friend Mitchell, both found a better life meeting educated people that are not racist.

the purpose of the heading in the passage is to identify who is telling the story.

this excerpt is part of the book sugar changed the world (2010) written by marc aronson and marina budhos. as the book has been written by two people, the heading "marc" indicates that this specific excerpt is being narrated by aronson. in the fragment, marc describes his grandfather's story after hearing it from his cousin. however, there are other excerpts where budhos is the one that tells the story of her family.

aronson and budhos, who are husband and wife in real life, decided to write sugar changed the world when they found out how sugar, which had an important role in slavery and economy, changed their ancestors' lives.