We're going to be doing several things that might help you look at stuff from an unusual viewpoint. I remember when I first read Crime and Punishment, and the main character was going into the rich lady's apartment to axe her to death for her money, and he did not close the door to her apartment, I wondered out loud "But he did not close the door!" And that was his undoing. Do you notice things, or clues, in something you are reading? Things that are not there, or something left unsaid? Why is that person gone, or what would have happened if that character stayed? Why did the author write it this way, and not another?
If you ask questions like this you will be well on your way to becoming a better reader. But I hope you can also become more aware of other cultures and people who have different perspectives than you do. Some people may look quite different or seem unusual, but if you listen closely to what they are saying, instead of how they are saying it, perhaps, you could learn a lot.
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