Read the passage from The Phantom Tollbooth. "Oh no," said Milo seriously. "In my family we all start on the ground and grow up,
and we never know how far until we actually get there." "What a silly system." The boy laughed. "Then your head keeps changing its height and you always see things in a different way? Why, when you're fifteen things won't look at all the way they did when you were ten, and at twenty everything will change again." In addition to Milo's height, which will most likely change his perspective as he gets older? his electric car his experiences his mystery package his phantom tollbooth
When Milo meets Alec Bings in the Forest of Sigh, the boy explains how everyone in his family remains at the same height while only their legs keep on growing towards the ground.
However, unlike them, Milo grows taller upwards and that indicates how at different heights Milo would see a whole new different perspective of experiences in life.
Thus, Milo's journey in the Land of Beyond truly changes his attitude towards learning and helps him learn a great lesson about the importance of perspective in life.
