From what point of view is this story told?

Shirley Jackson's short story "Charles" is told from the point of view of the mother. This point of view is third-person limited. 

This particular point of view is perfectly suited to the dramatic irony that is the main literary feature of the narrative. For, while the mother narrates the story, it becomes apparent to the reader that the "sweet-voiced, nursery-school tot" as she calls Laurie, her son, who says good-bye to her on the first...

Shirley Jackson's short story "Charles" is told from the point of view of the mother. This point of view is third-person limited. 

This particular point of view is perfectly suited to the dramatic irony that is the main literary feature of the narrative. For, while the mother narrates the story, it becomes apparent to the reader that the "sweet-voiced, nursery-school tot" as she calls Laurie, her son, who says good-bye to her on the first day of school is not what his mother believes him to be. For instance, when he tells her that his teacher said they were not to take the name of the Lord in vain, the mother does not ask Laurie what he has said that has prompted the teacher to this admonition; instead, she herself is "mindful of the Lord's name" when she exclaims, "Good heavens" in response to Laurie's tales of Charles's getting spanked two consecutive days.

While Laurie may have exaggerated some of the exploits of Charles, he is obviously not a respectful or well-behaved little boy as there is certainly language that he uses when he speaks to his parents that indicates his disrespect. For example, while he tells his mother of Charles's misbehavior, he turns to his father and says, "Hi, Pop, y'old dust mop." (The father says nothing, nor does the mother comment on Laurie's disrespectful name for his father.) Nevertheless, it is not until the mother accompanies Laurie to the PTA meeting that she discovers there is no Charles in the kindergarten. It is then that she learns that her perspective of her son has been very subjective and her point of view quite limited.