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mulan_ii_presentation.pptxA transition between worthless and wanted; the story of women in war: MULAN II
How could a Disney movie be important in the real world?
In some countries women are still barred from serving in the military
In many more, banned from combat or front line jobs
Challenges the view of a typical woman as the mentally and physically weaker sex
Strange / interesting / revealing aspects of Mulan II
Interesting/ Revealing / Strange
Mulan agrees to an arranged marriage although she is very, very against them.
She does this to save the princesses from having to marry someone they’ve never met.
Selflessness one of the qualities of a great Chinese warrior.
The princesses have a duty to their father the Emperor
They seem upset to have to follow through with the arranged marriages
They are in love with other people (Mulan’s three soldiers)
Mulan has impacted and inspired girls across China
Teaching others is a necessity of a General and soldier
What do the secondary sources say?
Disney's "Mulan"—the "True" Deconstructed Heroine
Mulan doesn't come off as a beautiful and passive princess who needs to be saved by a male figure
Mulan “forges a radically new terrain in the conception and depiction of women’s roles, not only in animated fairy tales, but also perhaps in other areas of life as well”
Mulan is the only true “hero” of Disney Princesses
Lisa Brocklebank
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Women Disguised as Men: Longing for the Past in Chinese Cinema
“when the yin (the female principle) is stronger than yang (the male principle) the country will be infelicitous”
“…glorifies romantic love between young people.”
Mulan is the “embodiment of loyalty and filial piety.”
Xue Keqiao and Angela Yiu
Female Symbols of Resistance in Chinese Wartime Spoken Drama
“there is no question that female warriors like Mulan became the preeminent symbol of resistance in wartime China. They were the embodiments of loyalty and determination…They exerted a powerful impact on the minds and hearts of the Chinese people providing them with a sense of unity in a time of crisis.”
Chang-Tai Hung
The Ghost of Snow White
Mulan triumphs as a wise warrior of the highest caliber
Mulan is a tale of “war and conquest, guile, physical struggle and endurance.”
Mulan is a story about “the ability of the female to be as strong as aggressive as cunning as the male.”
Gillian Youngs
My Original Claim
Women are just as valuable in war and in life as men
They can offer the same things as men do
They have the same aspects of character (example: cunning, intelligent, etc.)
Ven Diagram
Clearly the critics and I have varying points of view on certain scenes and parts of Mulan II. But there are other aspects of the secondary sources that I agree with.
Mulan alters the view of woman’s roles
Mulan is a symbol of resistance
Mulan II shows that females can be just as powerful as males
Critics
Me
-Mulan doesn’t need a man,
she’s better off without Shang
-when the yin (the female
principle) is stronger than
yang (the male principle) the country will be infelicitous
-Mulan II is a story that glorifies
love
-Mulan II is a movie about war
-Mulan uses Shang as an asset
and close friend
-yin and yang need to be in
balance, if one is stronger
than the other, disorder
will happen (doesn’t have
to be the female one)
-Mulan II exhibits the importance
of love, but rather does
not glorify it.
On the surface, Mulan II seems to be about love and another mission to save China, but its true purpose is proving to the misogynistic Chinese Empire that women are just as valuable in war and in life as men.
Thesis Statement
Questions
What are some good “transitioning” words?
What are some tips for tying an essay together and making each paragraph relate?
Is my thesis strong?
What could be changed to make it better?
The End
