The impact of point of view in "Two Kinds" carries great weight in its current state. The short story "Two Kinds" was written by the author Amy Tan and this story could be seen as a close representation of her childhood. The main characters of the story are the mother and the daughter. The story itself is told from the first person perspective from the daughter. We learn about how miserable she is with her mother's expectations of her. If the story were to be told from the mother's perspective, that would drastically change up how the story is told. I would expect a story more focused on hope, ambition, and the pursuit of happiness. The mother of the story came from a very terrible place in China and only wanted the best for her child even if she didn't quite see it yet. The whole tone of the story would be changed.
