The House, from a whole new perspective

      The purpose of this assignment, to stress the influence of perspective as a reader, was perfectly crafted. We read through the passage three times with different intent each pass. The text underlined in green was read from my perspective. I was simply asked to note parts that jumped out at me. The word 'Mom' in its context inferred, or at least I thought it may, that the narrator and whom he was talking to, were siblings. I also noted that they were skipping school and that their yard which they were crossing was hidden from the road. Nearly all of what I found to be significant was in the first paragraph; that information helped determine the setting.
      For my second read through, I selected significant information  as if I were a burglar (highlighted in yellow). What I found to be significant was quite different that time through. And for the third read, I was to read from the perspective of a potential home buyer (overlined [<= that is not a word, though underlined is] in blue). Nevertheless, the information that I found to be significant was greatly determined by the perspective from which I was reading.
       This approach to understanding differing perspectives of a reader was very effective. It goes to show that what some might note significant text may or may not be found to be significant to another reader. Purpose and past experiences go a long way to guide the thoughts of a reader.