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¡°Vulgarity¡± in The Woman Warrior -----A Stylistic exploration Abstract: The Woman Warrior is a book written by the great contemporary Chinese American woman writer Maxine Hong Kingston. It has not only become the milestone in the history of Asian American literature, but also become one indispensable part of American literature. Yet, in sharp contrast to such high acclaim in the circle of expertise, not an insignificant portion of American students do not feel inclined to read it. In this paper, I make a brief analysis on the stylistic feature of this book on the part of ¡°the abuse of vulgarity¡°, so as to find out whether it is so vulgar to offend the readers or it is just because of the postmodern tact that is arranged by the writer engenders the gap between the book and the readers. Keywords: Vulgarity postmodern readerly writerly The Woman Warrior is a book written by the great contemporary Chinese American woman writer Maxine Hong Kingston. It has not only become the milestone in the history of Asian American literature, but also become one indispensable part of American literature. It has won the National Book Critic¡¯s Circle Award for Non-