Responding to Reading Question #3

3) I believe that Kidder's own perspective shapes his writing by offering a slight personal slant on his belief about the vote in the Northhampton. I see that he has sympathy for the plight of the people when he writes about when the election was complete for the Domestic Partnership Ordinance (DPO) initiative. He described how the supporters for the DPO had put on an elaborate service, and went into great detail about the architecture of the building. He also commented on what was happening during the "Healing Ceremony" with many rich details, almost as though he were in participation. Whereas the description of the "party" for the voters who defeated the initiative was short, impersonal and not great in details. That part made me feel as though he definitely was sympathizing with the supporters of the DPO. When describing my own home community to others who are unfamiliar with it, I tend to focus on many of the awesome attributes of the community and really play down any perceived negative elements. Of course I would be somewhat biased in my descriptions but in order to make it fair representation-- providing all the information, good and bad is imperative. Everyone has opinions about their own community so the best way to describe it would be to exclude the bulk of the opinions and try to focus more on factual information. In my opinion it makes for a better, unbiased description.