Changing perspective is a reformation of the evaluation of a situation or issue. The first phase in changing perspective is an undisturbed innocence that awakens. An awakening occurs through expansion of knowledge, or through experiences. Awareness leads to maturity, but results in the loss of innocence. This loss creates an opportunity for greater understanding of life and society. Hence, a change in perspective is created. The common theme the world does not seem as perfect as it used to, uses the environment as a catalyst to show the contrast in times and attitudes faced by the protagonist in each piece of literature. The process of changing perspective is demonstrated in the texts The Forest and The World and The Child composed Judith Wright, Sky High written by Hannah Roberts and The Flowers by Alice Walker.
             Even before changing perspective can occur, innocent must exist to enable growth and learning. The Forest displays how innocence is tainted with collected knowledge. This poem is symbolic of the journey through life and equally shows how the persona grows. The flowers described in The Forest both convey and visually represent the experiences and feelings that the persona encounters. This demonstrated in "When I first knew this forest, its flowers were strange."" When the persona began "exploring lifeâ€", the experiences encountered created strange feelings and interpretations. An experience can only create strange, "unknownâ€" feelings when it has not occurred before. This demonstrates that the persona is not aware of many things in the world and is still innocent because they lack knowledge. The World and The Child uses a biblical allusion to show the untainted innocence that the child possess. "He has not yet put out leaves."" Implies that the child is still "nakedâ€" in the Garden of Eden and has not yet encountered the Tree of knowledge for the reason that the child is unaware that it ...