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Short Essay On Fa Mulan

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Mulan was originally known as Fa Mulan or Hua Mulan, before appearing in the Walt Disney Pictures production by Robert D. San Souci and Mark Henn. The first Mulan storybook was written by author Lisa Ann Marsoli, published on 1st July 1998 by Mouse Works. Fa Mulan was the first legendary women warrior that is derived from the ancient Chinese poem “The Ballad of Mulan” (Frankel, 1976) which came from the Northern Wei dynasty in the fifth or sixth century CE (386-536). The poem was composed during the division of North and South China, which creates confusion of where Mulan first originate (Frankel, 1976). The Mulan storybook improvised the original story whereby the story took place in the context of a warring era that Mulan’s village was facing at that time. Mulan is a young typical Chinese girl with …show more content…

Being a clumsy and outspoken person, her character was quite the opposite of how a lady is expected to be in the society back then. Hence, she had to go through some grooming session as well as lessons on how to be ladylike. Back then, a woman is expected to do house chores and hopefully one day being able to marry a man of good reputation, which will bring honor to the family (Juliane, 2011). Nonetheless, Mulan had a balance of femaleness as she tried to conform to the society’s culture in portraying the ideal woman’s standard. The story does not display stereotype only towards the women but also the men. For example, Mulan did not want her father to join the war, so she decided to take things in her own hands. She pretended to be a man and practiced on her masculine walk and voice. The role portrayed by Mulan, resembles the masculinity of Ling Shang, the hero of the movie, who was drawn tall, muscular with wide shoulders and strong features. His personality demonstrates him as a fearless man who has no boundaries when it comes to bravery and

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