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If the story "Two Kinds" had been told through Suyuan's point of view, what type of narration would be appropriate?

first-person or third-person limited
first-person or third-person omniscient
second-person
third-person omniscient

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first-person or third-person omniscient

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The answer is:

First person or third person limited

Step-by-step explanation:

In third person limited the point of view the narrator is tethered to one character's thoughts and emotions at a time and as a result the narrator takes on the qualities of this character's voice. In persona the narrator only knows and can only show what the character knows as well. The entire narrative is going to be filtered through this character's mind sometimes a third person limited can be so close that it's almost the same as a first person. This would prove beneficial for the short story Two Kinds. beneficial because a third person limited combines the cinematic quality of third-person omniscient and the intimacy of first-person. With Two Kinds by Amy Tan, it can also maintain mystery and uncertainty about secondary characters because the narrator doesn't know anything the character doesn't know.

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