east asian art civilization short review question

Have you ever watched Puccini's Madame Butterfly? It is an original model of an Asian woman sacrificing herself for her Western lover (man). The musical Miss Saigon is an adaptation of this classic love story. Watch a video clip from Madame Butterfly and read its storyline. What do you think of the opera's structure or theme in relation to Western imagination of Asian culture (in this case Asian women in particular). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madama_Butterfly