The Ghosts of the Warrior Woman In Maxine Hong Kingston's novel, The Woman Warrior, Kingston touches on several aspects of life common to all. Her experiences as a child were illustrated through this book. People outside of Chinese culture were seen as ghosts in this child's world. The similarities between Kingston's childhood and the reader's help make this novel universally readable. The images created by Kinston and the parallels between her life and those of others justify the creation of The Woman Warrior. When writing an autobiography, the author's goal is to point out the lessons of his life to others. While the lessons expressed are not always unique, each has its own purpose. Parent-child differences are common; caused by changing times and beliefs. Kingston not only had to deal with the generation gap, but he had to deal with the different mentality and traditions between China and America. Kingston often explained in detail how his mother behaves in certain situations. Maxine often felt embarrassed around her mother; when they received a wrong prescription, his mother wanted to be punished by the pharmacist. It would be difficult for Maxine to explain the situation to the shop assistant, who would not understand. As a child, a situation like this is confusing, explaining it to your mother doesn't help, she's not American. Those who have not encountered a similar situation can still relate the difficult situation to their own experiences. Telling stories is a tradition of many cultures. Parents tell of a mystical event, or sometimes of a person. Knowing the history of your ancestors is important. Overall, people make mistakes all the time; to correct them it is necessary to remember the mistake so that the same act is not repeated. "S... middle of paper... Haman who only treated those who were not dying. This was his way of appearing as a better doctor. No one would want to be treated by a doctor." whose patients died. Maxine's mother is also reluctant to show off her Chinese medicine diploma. He said: "The sweat of hard work must not be shown. It is much more graceful to appear favored by the gods."(??) Modesty is a personality attribute, especially important in Chinese culture. Kingston recalls several events from her childhood in Stockton, during The Woman Warrior. No matter where you come from, parent-child relationships have similarities to those depicted in this novel. In every life there are people considered outsiders, those outsiders are ghosts for some novel people.