Amy tan's story is interesting in part because it lets us meet some unusual characters. write a character sketch of your own about a person you know—preferably someone you can observe. you might find a subject by thinking about the characters in "two kinds." does anyone in the story remind you of someone in your own life? use descriptive details to cell what your character looks like, how he or she acts, what characteristic things he or she says, what he or she likes to do.