Here is a paragraph for "Two Kinds" which talks about the theme:
"Two Kinds" is actually known as a short story that was written by Amy Tan. The story has about two themes. One refers to the American Dream while the other theme has to do with tension that exists between a mother and her daughter. I think the story's theme tends to reflect more of what a daughter wants herself and what her mother wants for her. Her mother have great plan for her but she tends not to see it that way.
<h3>What is theme?</h3>
Theme is actually known to be the underlying subject or message that is seen within a story, narrative, text, poem or novel. Themes help people to actually understand what a story is all about.
We see here that the theme in "Two Kinds" is about the American dream and what goes on between a mother and her daughter.
She is supporting an inference from the text. An inference is something that is implied, and the person saying they've "witnessed much fighting" infers that they're old, whereas "I am wounded with iron" can be taken to mean he's been wounded by a weapon like a sword.
