In The Woman Warrior, Kingston develops the image of The Warrior as a protector, in order to illustrate a connection between being a Warrior in battle, and being a Warrior fighting to protect the Chinese traditions in a place away from home. While Kingston is in America, she feels as if everyone else there who is not a part of her culture is looking from outside a window at them. She feels like the American culture does not accept others, and you must assimilate into their culture in order to be a part of their society. Kingston's village in America, which is a Chinatown built by Chinese emigrants, is a sense of homeliness for Kingston because she feels the culture in the village, although not assimilated with the rest of the country,
