The book was a startling departure for Kingston and confused many readers. Still, critics praised it. Instead of Mozart, Wittman's rock and roll. Other reviewers compared the main character to Holden Caulfield of J. D. Salinger's landmark Catcher in the Rye and Mark Twain's Huck Finn. After the publication of Tripmaster Monkey, Kingston gave an interview in which she speculated about the future direction of her work.
American literature is made up of great novels about young men.
Then I will have helped us all grow up. Kingston, Maxine Hong. Kingston, Maxine Hong. The Woman Warrior. Lim, Shirley Geok-Lin, ed.