在《金瓶梅》的风情叙事中，贯穿着一种对《西厢记》的“戏仿”。这一戏仿不仅表现在人物的言语、行动上，还表现在具体的场景描摹和情节暗袭中。所谓“戏仿”，既是对原文本的降格、脱冕和亵渎，又是一种对才子佳人叙事的颠覆，带有一种“解构主义”和“反讽”的特征。这种戏仿所形成的审美风格，恰好显现出身体的狂欢和禁忌之消失的时代征候。

The parody of The West Chamber runs through the narrative of The Plum in the Golden Vase. This parody is demonstrated in the words and actions of characters, as well as in the descriptions of specific scenes and plot. The so-called "parody" is not only a degradation, de-coronation and desecration of the original text, but also a subversion of the narrative of gifted scholars and beauties, with characteristics of "deconstructionism" and "irony". The aesthetic style thus formed shows exactly the real symptoms of the time-carnival of the body and disappearance of taboo.