Mulan's Journey to Heroism

Mulan
Non–verbal communication exist everywhere in our daily life. People use it everywhere and
sometimes do not pay attention to them. Most of the people around the world communicate using
non–verbal cues such as: gestures, clothing, surroundings, writing, and etc. Without being able to
converse without speaking, a large percentage of what is really meant to say would be lost. In our
world both genders has different communication styles. By working 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....show more content...
"Proxemics refers to space and our use of it" (Wood). Proxemics usually shows who is important
and who has privileges in different cultures. Since movie is about Chinese war women did not
have any power in battle or army. Proxemics were clearly displayed when Mulan's captain
approached her and stands over, she was trying to get her body away from him. This shows the
power of her Captain. The more power males has the more personal space of someone will be
violated. Another example in the movie would be when Mulan was trying to take bath alone in
the lake, but her own space were violate by her fellow soldiers when they decided to take bath in
the same lake. She had to leave from there immediately to safe her own space and not to be caught.
Also, the movie shows the territoriality. It means personal space. We can see Mulan having her tent
outside of the main camp because she is female and she does not want to enter male's territory
because she feels weak. Additionally, the sixth non–verbal cue in the movie would be artifact. "An
artifact is a personal object that can both express identity and influence how we see ourselves"
(Wood). During our whole life we have our own artifacts. They could be certain color blankets,
toys, clothes, etc. Those artifacts holds some kind of message on what boy and girls shows have
and what is allowed to particular gender. In the movie we can see how Mulan's artifacts changes
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Mulan Essay
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 philosophies, historical inconsistencies and through the heavy American influence in the
making of the film. Ancient Chinese philosophies, which are still present today, played a huge role
in the film and were accurately utilized in...show more content...
Mulan contains somewhat extreme asian stereotypes that were spawned from the American view
of asian societies. The story is also influenced by American culture. One idea that is seen by many
as distinctly American is the desire to do what is right, even if it against the norm. This idea is
the subject of many a famous American story. That idea is present again in Mulan, as she rides
off to war to save her father, despite his wishes and the law. The whole idea of 'doing what you
know is right' is an idea that Americans hold on tight to. Examining the Huns, the primary
antagonists in the film, we see them portrayed how Americans would portray any of its national
enemies. Throughout the film, the Huns make themselves out to be unstoppable brutes with an
everlasting bloodlust, who press on to assault the Chinese capital despite losing their entire army,
save a few. By the end of the film, we can't help but see them as rabid animals who can only be
stopped by being put down. Historically, America is very good at dehumanizing its enemies in this
manner, most notably during World War 2, with the Japanese and Germans, and even today to an
extent, making terrorists in the middle east seem like targets for missiles and shells in our eyes.
American culture influenced the writing if the Huns' characters heavily. Mulan is without a doubt an
excellent film that has entertained more than a few generations. However, it is filled with historical
inaccuracies as well as ideas

Papers On Mulan
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 back into the military even though he is hurt and unable to complete his duties. Mulan
takes it upon herself to ease some of the stress on her family and run away to join the military in her
father's place. In Mulan's mind, she has not only corrected her situation of disappointing her mother
by not being a perfect wife, she is also helping out her father by ensuring his safety of not going back
into the military. Mulan represents not only conflict theory, but addresses the feminist and the
critical theory. Cultures, sub cultures and counter cultures also...show more content...
The women were expected to take care of their husbands, cook, clean and remain looking flawless
in the process but they were not expected to help the country by fighting in the military. It was
believed to be the man's duty to fight for and protect his family no matter what. The culture was to
follow traditions and not differ from the things that were passed down from your ancestors, Mulan
went and did the exact opposite, which is the counterculture. Mulan did not listen to her ancestors,
she did not want to become the perfect wife and she went against what her parents and tradition told
her to do and went to join the military even though it was forbidden. She went against the culture and
gender roles that were set in place for women in China at the

Chapter Analysis : ' Mulan ' Essay
Casey Kirk
Ms. Clarke
English 1301
20 October 2016
Bring Honor to us all In Walt Disney's, Mulan, the classic story tells the tale of a young woman in
China who decides step up and fight in fear that her disabled father will be drafted. As a girl living
under a patriarchal regime, she is aware that she is not allowed to serve. Mulan defies the odds of a
stereotypical girls by impersonating a man and sets off to train with the other recruits. As Mulan
overcomes many challenges, she uses her talents to help defeat the Huns along with falling in love
with the captain. Through the character Mulan, the film focuses on overcoming gender stereotypes
and embracing individuality. The Disney classic allows young children to believe that they are
capable to do whatever they set their minds to no matter the circumstance or their gender. The
movie begins with the main character, Mulan, being prepared to be chosen as a bride by a suitable
man. Within the social system that Mulan lives in, this is the only way that honor can be brought to
her family. The roles ofwomen in China's society are different from the expectations which males
are to uphold. Mulan's family and the towns people sing together stating that the best she can to
bring honor is to become a wife "with good taste [be] calm, obedient..., good breading and have a
tiny waist" (Mulan). In this same scene the men's acceptations are spelled out much differently when
the song says, "we all must serve our emperor, who guards

Mulan Monomyth Essay
Mulan is the ultimate epitome of a hero. Joseph Cambell who said "A hero is someone who has
given his or her life to something bigger than oneself" , characterizes Mulan to perfection. She
undergoes changes throughout struggles which shape her into the worthy hero that she is. . Mulan
faces both inner and outer battles that transform her persona to being a hero. According to Joseph
Cambell's monomyth, Mulan meets the necessary qualities, as she portrays them grandly
It all begins with the call to adventure. Mulan hears her father being called to fight for the emperor
in a war against the Huns.. Outraged as she was, she pleaded for her father to not be taken away, as
he already fought for the emperor in the past. Her...show more content...
With her mentors, she learned the way of the samurai which helps her confront her biggest obstacle.
She outgrows the clumsy stage and matures to the point where she makes sure she knows what she's
doing is not an error but something of benefit. For instance, the moment when she sees the Huns
army marching toward her while everyone is stumped, she sees an opportunity to strike them down
with snow mounts. When she acts on this, the samurai's escaped leaving the Huns in a temporary
setback. Mulan's samurai sword is her talisman. It has such significance that she holds it in high
regard. When she changes her identity, she takes her fathers' possessions to fight for the emperor
and the samurai sword is one of those items. This was what she used to cut off her hair to pass as
a samurai. This was an important moment in her life because it proved that she was dedicated,
taking the call. It was a self assuring moment in which she was sure that she was going to pass as
a son of her fathers. Not only this, but the sword was her force. She didn't know in the beginning
of her journey that she would become a great samurai. The way in which she used her sword
showed how she knows how to use it and the better she got with it showed her growth in character.
Her sword got her out of bad situations such as the moment where all seemed lost with the Huns in
large numbers ready to attack. When she used the sword as a mirror, she saw the opportunity to take
them out, preventing

Movie Review Of ' Mulan '
Tyra Banks
Mrs. Shields
ENGL 101–38
17 September 2017
Film Review: Mulan
An animated Disney movie called "Mulan," was directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook in
1998. The moral of the story is that women can be just the same as men can. I support the general
meaning of the movie. I believe men that and women should be treated equally and that women
should not be seen as weak or frail. Women are more than just wives or slaves and can–do jobs that
have traditionally been set–aside for men. They can be successful and bring honor to their families
in other ways. When Disney Studios created Mulan, the original was changed to make it more
exciting for movie audiences. Disney begins by showing that there is only one way a woman can
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She might not be the most feminine, she doesn 't wear a big poofy dress. No corset or high heels,
but her natural beauty is what separates her from the rest. Mulan doesn 't need a man to stop her
from pursuing her goals and accomplishments. She knows how to fight, be strong, and push through
tragic times in her life. Her mind set shows that you don 't need to worry about being perfect and
that you should just be yourself. Throughout the movie her main goal isn 't to fall in love which is
one my most favorite points in the story that you do not need a prince to make you happy. And she
also demonstrated that women can be strong and fight even though people expect them to be
damsels. I also love how she carries herself with confidence, beauty, and modesty. Mulan is a strong,
intelligent, independent woman. She aims to bring honor to her family and, more importantly, to
find out who she truly is. She uses intelligence and persistence to succeed in the army and save her
country. She does not rely on beauty or status to get her places.
Mulan, in fact, has more in common with male Disney leads than the female Disney leads. Mulan
is a thinker. She 's resourceful, like Aladdin. She is quick to act, like Eric (from The little
Mermaid.) And she sacrifices herself for the sake of others, like Hercules. She also speaks her
mind, even in a culture that does not allow such a thing. She doesn 't waste time pining about "will I
ever

Mulan Sexism Analysis
Mulan Is Sexist Disney movies feature female characters in a variety of roles, from a damsel in
distress needing a man's help to a woman who becomes her own hero. Mulan is one Disney
character who has a seemingly feminist role. The movie features an unordinary girl who is meant to
bring honor to her family by being the perfect woman for a man to marry. However, that's not who
she truly is. When her father gets summoned to serve in the military, Mulan poses as a man and
takes his place. She trains diligently and becomes an impressive soldier who eventually saves China
from the Hans, almost single–handedly. In the end, she becomes a national hero, brings honor to her
family, and starts a romance with the soldier who trained her. However,...show more content...
Mulan's father snaps and shouts at her to know her place; her place being a girl who has no right to
an opinion on the decisions of men, the gender that holds the power. Regardless of her family not
accepting who she is as an atypical female and not allowing her to have an opinion simply
because of her sex, she still decides to take her father's place in the military. Mulan's father treated
her with sexist disrespect, yet Mulan chose to risk her life to save him. While this isn't wrong, and
it shows that Mulan cares about her family and is strong enough to not always listen to men, it is
tolerance of the sexist treatment she has faced. It is an example of how women excuse the sexism
from their dads, boyfriends, brothers, or other men in their lives because even though the men don't
support feminism, they love that particular woman. Not only does Mulan tolerate sexism from the
people she loves, but she tolerates it from near–strangers as well. Once Mulan is in the army, she is
trained by Li Shang, and she becomes the best soldier, obviously out–doing all of the men. When
they eventually face the Hans, Mulan creates an avalanche that saves her and the other soldiers.
Shortly after, Li Shang finds out she is a woman, and he and his men abandon her. One man even
expects her to die for the dishonor she

The Life of Mulan Essay
She was a young Chinese girl – disinterested in women's chores and not ready to be married. She
was more worried about the draft, which called for each family to send a son or brother to serve
in the army in a war against the Huns. Since her father was disabled, she quickly purchased the
required equipment: a horse, saddle, bridle, and a long whip. Disguised as a man, she joined the
evening camps and left for the long journey. Ten years she was gone on a journey of ten thousand
miles. As reward for her years of service, she was allowed to go home and was welcomed by all her
family. It did not take her long to get back to her true identity – a woman; she resumed her feminine
appearance by fixing her hair, resuming her old clothes and...show more content...
In "Courage and Participation," Tillich suggests that participation requires not only
"self–affirmation" but also the "courage" to participate. Although the term warrior elicits one to
believe that courage is an essential part of "war and fighting," one must also have the courage to
participate. "The courage to be is essentially always the courage to be as a part and the courage to
be as oneself, in interdependence," (Tillich, 142). For women, the courage to participate allows them
to partake in many different tasks – for Tillich the courage to participate is really the courage to
exist in our world and the power of being fuels the necessary trends involved for women to
transcend their "housewife" images into the 21st century. Women are taking part of not only their
own lives, but also the lives of those surrounding them. They work not only to earn money for their
own benefits but also for their husbands and children. They not only cook and clean (as do most
women) but also are the emotional and mental beams of support for their families. They participate
not only within the household but within the working world, business world, and global world as
well. "Man

Disney Film: Mulan
Mulan was an actual person not just a character in the Disney film. Her last name was Hua. She
was born in a small rural village in northern China, and she lived from 581 to 618 AD during the
Sui Dynasty. Mulan's father was a soldier and raised Mulan like a boy. She not only learned
weaving and embroidery from her mother, but also practiced martial arts, equitation, archery, and
fencing with her father. In her spare time, she liked to read her father's manuals on military
strategy. Mulan took her fathers place in the war as her father was to old. Mulan went to war for
12 years, but she went as a man not a woman. She was not discovered as a woman until after the war.

Mulan Essay
The film Mulan is a powerful children's movie, when disregarding the historical inaccuracies, in
that it portrays the honorary Disney princess, Mulan, as a progressive and powerful young
woman in a world ruled by men and their sense of honor. Throughout her story, however, she
would have been lost without the help of her entourage; this is especially true for her guardian,
Mushu. He has the obvious role of being the comic relief for the film, but he is a vastly more
complex character than that; he acts as Mulan's protector and as the main source to further along
the movie's plot. When Mushu was first introduced, he is portrayed as a mystical being who may
play an important role within the story, as shown by his dramatic entry; however, that notion is
quickly challenged when the main Fa ancestor reveals that Mushu is a fallen guardian, one who has
failed in the past at protecting a member of the Fa family, Fa Deng, and was demoted to "gong
ringer" (Mulan, 1998 DVD). After this, Mushu becomes dispirited as he woefully awakens the other
ancestors to debate on the proper course of action to protect Mulan. He is then tasked with
awakening the great stone dragon to be sent to Mulan's aid. While attempting to reanimate the
dragon from its statue state, he accidently destroys it and, after fooling the ancestors, takes it upon
himself to...show more content...
While Mulan and her entourage sit upon the mountain, she ponders if the decision to take her
father's place was truly worth it. Mushu tries to provide solace when she says she didn't see
herself as being worth while by stating "[the helment] just needs a little spit shine is all" (Mulan,
1998 DVD). This shows that he has begun to see the errors in his ways and that he is growing out
of his selfish desires, as evident when he admits "I risked [Mulan's] life to help myself" (Mulan, 1998

Stereotypes In Mulan
In Mulan, there are a number of times where there is a constant enforcement of male and female
stereotypes. The first song, "Honor To Us All" reads "A girl can bring her family great honor in one
way...and serve her emperor, by striking a good match" (6:09–9:06), and when Mulan's true gender
is revealed in front of the other soldiers and general, she is told that "there was something wrong
with her, [because] she is a woman!" (1:00:26). In fact, when she arrives at the Imperial City to
warn her friends of the enemy's arrival, her own sidekick Mushu reminds her that nobody is going
to listen to her because she is "a girl again" (1:08:28). Throughout the film, there is a hidden
message that regardless of what Mulan has achieved, women are going

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