The woods for Mark in the begging are just a piece of land that he may do with what he wants. It's not till after Mary repeats the sentence, "We won't be able to see the woods across the road." That he see's something. When he looks at the woods that day three different times is when something interesting changes him. The first two times nothing happens. He sees just the trees, no flowers to make it look nice, just a place to sell and where Mr. Pitts whips Mary. The third time he revisits his window to look at the wood he's stricken back with a "vision" he calls it. The sun is setting and there is red all around the trunks as if blood and someone is wounded but he cannot look away. When Pitts pick-up truck breaks his concentration, he runs