People¡¦s perspective can change as a result of their experiences
.... This is further supported by Jacob¡¦s statement when he said to Josie, ¡§I like the culture in you, Josie¡¨. Josie learns how to be proud of her own cultural background, she realizes that ¡§I¡¦m an Australian with Italian blood flowing rapidly through my veins¡¨ and ¡§I finally feel free¡¨. Another example of ¡§changing perspective¡¨ is illustrated by the narrator in ¡§Sky-high¡¨. It¡¦s written in first person narrative, the use of ¡§I¡¨ provides readers with first hand experience through the eyes of the narrator. The recount is a retrospect of the narrator¡¦s memory of her childhood, her garden, and particularly the washing line. Hannah Robert describes the child¡¦s perspective of the washing line vividly through the use of personification, such as ¡§silver skeletal arms¡¨. The memory of her past takes her to another world --- one that is free from responsibilities and full of imagination. However, as she grows up, she sees the world differently. The world becomes smaller and less-exciting to her. The tone in the sentence ¡§My hands, beginning to accumulate the line-etched story of life in scars and wrinkles¡¨ lacks the freedom and excitement of her past. As the world now is holding her back with responsibilities as an adult, we learn that the narrator can still reminisces her past through the perspective of age. Sometimes people¡¦s perspectives change as a result of other people¡¦s influence and experiences. This can be seen throu...