How does the author develop the viewpoint of the narrator in "Tears of Autumn"? By explaining the prospects Hana has to marry in the Japanese culture, it shows the narrator's compassion for Hana and the limited choices she has. By describing how Hana begins to view life with Taro in America as a good possibility, it shows that the narrator thinks Hana is more concerned about money than love. By describing how Hana refuses to marry a farmer and remain in her village, it shows that the narrator views Hana as someone who thinks she is better than others. By explaining how Hana's mother may never see her daughter again if she moves to America, it shows that the narrator views Hana as uncaring and selfish.