It is more difficult as a reader to deal with personae shifting. Although, it sometimes depends if the reader is concerned with whether the writer has personae shifted not. A major concern to have as a reader of Hypertext is the writer's use of links and paths. By reading the Hypertext in different ways, different personae could unveil themselves. If the reader is interested with how the writer changed personae, he not only has to analyze the path structure but also the text itself.
Traditional literature forces the reader to traverse through the text linearly.
This leaves only the text itself as a clue to the reader. However, in both cases the reader must be aware that he himself may be getting a meaning from the text different from what the author intended. The main issue is whether persona shifting is good for the individual. First, one must understand the reasoning behind personae shifting to make a judgement on its beneficial properties. One negative aspect of personae shifting is when unwanted or unexpected qualities carry over into real life.