Shifts in Perspective

My writing circle is meeting again this Saturday. This meeting's homework was this:

Shifts in Perspective: Write about a past family gathering, the most
embarrassing thing that ever happened in your high school, the best
(or worst) teacher you ever had, the time you learned to do something
important (swim, ride a bike, use a computer), or the biggest event
you ever attended. Write the story in as much detail as possible,
explaining what you saw, what you did, and how you felt. Then rewrite
the same story from the perspective of someone else - a relative, a
fellow student, another participant, a passer-by, etc.

I haven't actually done the homework yet. I've found that when I think of an event that's important to me, then when I get to another's perspective, I can only think of stereotypes. Well, Mom probably thinks X because she's the mom. My best friend probably thought Y because she's my best friend. But of course people have more than one role. And that's part of what I love about so many good fiction books is how you get more than one perspective on things sometimes.

But I suck at that. I enjoy writing my own perspective on happenings in the world, drawing out multiple aspects of a situation, perhaps. But actually thinking up multiple aspects of fictional events or characters is not something I've done. Which is why I write nonfiction. Except that I'm good at thinking up hypotheses, which by definition may or may not be fictional, so maybe I've got it in me somewhere.