Exercise - Focus with a set aperture

I took 3 photos of a set of book and a set of DVD using AV mode with f/4.5
focusing at 3 different places, close, middle, far

(a) close












(b) middle












(c) far












Each photo will direct your eye to the focus area because it stands out of the blurry surrounding.
I prefer the one with the focus made to the area closer to my eyes (the one on the top (a)) because I feel like my eyes don't have to travel far to see the object.