Mulan Essay

Hayden Ikerd Mr. Wheeler AP Literature 12 April, 2013 Thomas Foster’s Themes Traced in Mulan In his book How to Read Literature Like a Professor, Thomas Foster explains many reoccurring themes in literature, and shows how to recognize them and in some instances shows certain works where they occur. By reading this guide to literature, one may gain a deeper understanding of the work itself and of the author’s intent in writing it. However, Foster’s methods can also be applied to films. A film

The legend states that Hua Mulan lived during the Northern Wei dynasty. She is a mythical figure from ancient China portrayed in the Chinese poem, Ballad of Mulan. Though both princess warrior show and movie, The Legend of Hua Mulan and Disney’s Mulan have different character personalities and reasons of going to war. The Legend of Hua Mulan is straightforward and seeks to depict Mulan as a warrior. Disney’s Mulan, however, depicts Mulan as trying to prove her parents wrong and bring home a man as

Mulan is Disney animation about a story with a strong woman protagonist, who is Fa Mulan, directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook in 1998. The film is based on Chinese legendary story of Hua Mulan. Overall of the film shows Chinese Confucian and traditional values with unique regulation, culture, and traditional system in their society. According to diegetic elements of Mulan which is defined as elements that consists of events, characters, objects, settings, and sounds in the story, the main event

Disney Film: Mulan This one of a kind Disney film “Mulan” (Bancrofty and Cook, 1998) draws an innovative path for Disney's animation studio. It mixes the traditional elements such as with a brave heroine and those cute animal sidekicks. The material appears to be more adventuresome and grown up. Similar to Fox's “Anastasia,” Mulan is known as a film from which not just children but also adults can enjoy on their own, devoid of feeling an obligation in taking along with their children. In terms

Dante, The Righteous Politician; Mulan, The Righteous Activist Dante’s Inferno, although written more than 400 years ago, rings a certain familiarity with audiences everywhere. This epic explores concepts systematic to the development and revival of intimate themes throughout modern and classic works of literature and film. There are a myriad of works and themes that weave the web of modern literature drawing inspiration from and parallel to Inferno’s style and concession. Inferno’s use of cultural

On Sunday, April 9th, 2017, I went to see the Boulder’s Dinner Theatre’s production of the musical called Disenchanted!, with book, lyrics and music is by Dennis T. Giacino. The musical gives the audience a glimpse into the lives of many familiar Disney princesses following their “happily ever after” fairytale stories. Each princess has their own voice and opinions on the current world, and they comment on the social issues that challenges women today. The costume design, by Linda Morken, for the

of Mulan Mulan was a legendary warrior, who disguises herself as a man to fight during the Southern and Northern Dynasties (386-589).1 China was separated into North and South. Where North China was under the control of the Tuoba Clan, a Mongol people not of Han descent.2 While the Southern Kingdom was under the control of the Chinese people.3 It was during these time the legend of Mulan can be interpreted in many different many ways across history. The earliest record is the “Poem of Mulan” and

actively towards understanding each other could bridge the gap in exchanging the information. Some of the gaps were presented in Disney movie called “Mulan”. It is supports the traditional societal value placed in the nature of the roles, and they are firmly depicted in the non-verbal cues in the movie.

“princesses,” Ariel, Belle, Jasmine, and arguably, even Mulan, remain thin, beautiful, kind, obedient or punished for disobedience, and headed for the altar”(Gillam 471).Even though Gillam and Wooden include her in I think Mulan is depicted in completely different way than the other Disney princesses. Not only is her Disney character based on a true story which is  based in China during the Han dynasty and the need for men to fight in the Chinese army. Mulan is a unique disney princess because she steps out

Mulan, a children’s movie that reaches deep seeded problems in society, scratching the surface of gender roles and expected statuses that cannot be obtained. Mulan is expected to become the perfect wife and do everything she can to find a husband to take care of but on the other hand, she realizes that she is not good at being a wife and she cannot complete her expected tasks accordingly. After all of the drama that occurs in her own life, her family life becomes disturbed by her father being drafted

QUEST are (a) a quester, (b) a place to go, (c) a stated reason to go there, (d) challenges and trials en route, and (e) a real reason to go there. I'm going to apply the five aspects of the QUEST to the movie Mulan. (a) Quester: The quester in the movie is the main character of the movie, Mulan. (b) A Place to Go: The place she needed to go was to the army. (c) A Stated Reason: She wanted to go fight in place for her father. (d) Challenges: She had to dress and act like a man in order not to blow her

The Disney version of Mulan, naturally imposes decades old gender stereotypes which are popular in the American culture. The story begins with Mulan on her way to the matchmaker. While, getting ready there is a list of qualities that a respectable woman is expected to be in order to find a man. These qualities are both physical, such as having a small waist and a gorgeous face, as well as personality based, because they are expected to be disciplined and respectful. In addition, the woman’s makeup

The movie Mulan portrayed a young and beautiful Chinese female who always seems to place disappointment and dishonor on her herself, her father, and her families last name. Mulan depicted as a nontraditional chinese female. Honestly, She doesn't fit in with the Chinese traditional culture whatsoever due to the reasons she speaks her mind, disobeys orders, and she impersonated a soldier by disguising herself as a man to fight a war. Throughout the movie, Mulan and her family continues to pray to their

Mulan: Let’s Get Down to Business to Defeat the Male Patriarchy In today’s society, women are generally considered to be on equal levels as men, but it is acknowledged that in the past, they faced an extraordinary amount of oppression and prejudice, specifically in Asian cultures. Set in a Chinese civilization structured around Confucian ideals of male superiority, the film Mulan tells the tale of a young girl named Mulan, who courageously defies the male regime by disguising herself as a man

Mulan is an animated film that was released in 1998 from Disney during third wave feminism, which features an Asian woman protagonist. She is a Disney princess, but at first glance you wouldn’t think so. Mulan is introduced as a clumsy tomboy who did not think she would ever bring honor to her family. In order to accomplish said honor, she would have to by being the perfect bride, in accordance with the matchmaker. The film has a great amount of feminist ideals, however, it doesn’t leave out stereotypical

However, Disney’s movie Mulan countervails these stereotypes as the main character and protagonist, Mulan, acts as a symbol of resilience by resisting the gender roles placed on her by society and as a result, is seen as a hero. Throughout the movie Mulan, there are many instances when women's gender stereotypes are present as well are reinforced. Mulan reinforces the stereotype that being a women, means being useless, needy and no important

The film Mulan is set in ancient China, in an undefined dynasty. The Huns have penetrated the Great Wall and have invaded China. The emperor orders that new soldiers be drafted. Mulan, a girl who recently humiliated her family by failing the Matchmaker’s assessment, in order to save her aging father from death at war, steals her father’s armor and masquerades as a soldier. Throughout the film, several historical inaccuracies, as well as accurate portrayals, become apparent, in such respects as religious

enjoying these plot twisting, mesmerizing and incredible creations is the hidden and indirect messages. The film Mulan, which was produced in 1998, may seem like a movie that simply demonstrates a young Chinese women going to war for her father’s sake and coming home as a successful female hero, when in fact, it portrays much more. Underneath the storyline and general message of the movie, Mulan constructs the identities of young, Chinese, middle class women as always needing to be in a heterosexual relationship

Mulan goes off on her own, knowing the consequences she will have to face if she is caught attending the war as a woman. The ancestors awaken and they all argue about the situation that Mulan is in and how she has went off alone. They explain how Mulan, going to the war, will dishonor the Fa family, even further than she has done when she was meeting the matchmaker. The very scene of them discussing has a very dark and gray color to it, representing the despair that the ancestors all feel about Mulan

In 1998 Disney released the action packed movie Mulan. Mulan is strong female lead that doesn’t fit the typical dainty Disney princess. How could it not be feminist? Hidden (or not so hidden) throughout the film, Mulan is littered with traditional gender stereotypes. Based on the premise, songs and other comments, I have determined that on the surface Mulan seems to be feminist, but underneath it is filled with damaging ideas to men and women. Gender Stereotyping In Men: “I’ll Make a Man Out of