Women have to cope with the dominancy of men. This means that they have to change how they speak, act, and live in order to feel powerful and equal to the men that are controlling them. When I say men, I am speaking and will be speaking as men as a gender. Of course, not all men are power seekers and are dominant. The male gender however, is a very dominant force to be reckoned with. Muted theory recognizes that the subordinates are being muted due to their
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position of power against greater dominance. This theory can also be taken from an ethnicity group perspective, but for application sakes, I will express the dominance in relevance to the female and male gender types.
All around the world male dominance is a problem. Specifically, in China, “there are young women who are commonly speaking through their young male charges and sons, attributing their own views and needs to them” (2). This means that women aren’t able to speak their own mind out loud. The men have the power, and control what the women are able to do. This isn’t equality, this is a force of dominance against women. Dominance isn’t just a state, it’s a problem of humanity (3). The muted theory “helps by addressing and illuminating the ways in which groups are muted, provides
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She wasn’t allowed to because was a woman. She was left powerless in the decision and was left at home while the men went to fight. Mulan proceeded to cut her hair off and transform into a man so she could fight. No one suspected a thing, and she was enlisted into the army. She fought strong and hard as a woman and won her battles. She was able to show the men and proved everyone wrong that women can fight. She fought against the mutiny forced upon her. Mulan went against the muted group theory and showed that groups can be powerless to others, but it can change and both groups can come together and be
This scene also leaves the viewers relieved, and happy because Mulan gets to stay the army and she has finally shown everyone else that she is just as good has them and even better.
Mulan now respects herself and the whole country of China respects her. She overcome the insecurities of thinking that she will never amount to what her family wants of her.
Mulan goes through being rescued when she fights Shan-Yu on top of the roof of the Emperor’s palace and Mushu helps Mulan pin Shan-Yu down and blow him up with fireworks. Mulan‘s ego decreases when Mushu successfully tries to help her get rid of Shan-Yu. She considers herself a hero now and does not want Mushu to think she cannot fight her own battles. Mulan in the end disregards her ego in order for her to not die on the roof. Mulan crosses the final threshold when she returns to her home with the gifts from the Emperor hoping her family will forgive her for leaving the family to go fight in the war. Her father accepts Mulan’s new power and wisdom and told her that, “The greatest gift and honor is having you for a daughter.” Mulan’s return to the past is pleasant and safe knowing that nothing can change her family’s love and affection for her. In addition, Mulan enters into the final step in the hero’s journey: the freedom to live. Mulan shows her freedom to live when she invites her soul mate, Li-Shang for dinner. This event marks the end of Mulan dwelling on the past and makes her excited, but not concerned about what the future
Disney’s version of the story of Mulan, depicts Mulan as a young girl in what appears to be medieval China, who from the first scene until well into the second half of the film is shown studying and memorizing the rules by which she is expected to live. In the film as oppose to in the original story of Mulan, Mula...
...sh and adore. However, next time, do not let yourself be so easily grabbed by the catchy musical numbers and seemingly revolutionary story that is told. Yes, Mulan is an unorthodox heroine who changes all the rules, but she does so by conforming to a flawed system and affecting change from the inside, under the guise of a man. In lieu of doing it as a woman, it is not as girl power filled as many of us would like to believe. She, for the most part, affects all of this change as a man. Once she’s discovered, all her hard work in the training and the relationships she’s forged are all tossed to the wind and she’s quickly relegated back to her place as a lowly woman. However, despite its flawed execution in being a girl power story, it embodies a quintessential feel-good, be true to your heart film that will leave you wanting to affect change in the world around you.
Mulan tells that the story of brave Mulan. Mulan did not want her elderly father to fight in the war, so she disguised as a man and joined in her father 's army. Finally, Mulan defeated the Huns and Shan Yu (leader of the Huns) with her partners in barracks. This Disney film portrays the conflict perspective, feminism, and symbolic interaction perspective.
Mulan is, and always has been, a hero in her own way. She goes off to war with nothing but her own will to protect who she loves pushing her forwards. People may think of a hero as a man with broad shoulders and a beautiful lady behind him. Mulan proves that this representation is stereotypical. She, a women, goes out and protects her father. Heroes can be called many different names but there is one thing they all have in common, they all have a goal to help someone that means so much to
...ero and the army members praised her. Just like when Shan-Yu was killed. Mushu gets the canon for Mulan and shoots it after Mulan pins Shan-Yu’s cape to the rooftop. After Mushu defeats Shan-Yu, he has achieved what he had set out to do, which is save Mulan and bring honour to past, present and future Fa families.
Mulan’s decision: film Analysis Mulan is about a girl who changes her identity just for her dad. This is the scene where she makes her decision to become a man. This scene is very important because it’s showing how women are strong and capable of hard things because at the time people thought men were more physically stronger than women. Some girls aren’t very feminine and they are very confident about their decisions. In my essay, I will be looking at symbols, camera angles, sound, and visuals.
William Shakespeare once said, “[My] honor is my life; both grow in one; take honor from me, and my life is done.” The idea is touched upon in both the book Woman Warrior by Maxine Hong Kingston as well as Disney’s Mulan were family honor is more important than anything else. Mulan was directed by Tony Bancroft and Barry Cook, and produced by Walt Disney Pictures. The film Mulan retold the story of a woman warrior who took her father’s place in battle and became a savior of China.The movie uses many elements from the original story told in the chapter “White Tigers,” but adds many modern twists in order to make the story more appealing for a newer generation. In both stories of Fa Mu Lan the elements of sacrifice, silence and voice, cultural practices of ancestor worship and filial piety, and Chinese stereotypes are present.
Overall, the Disney movie, Mulan, demonstrates gender roles, socialization of gender roles, and consequences of breaking the gender roles. By Mulan going to war for her father, in China, many things were at risk, life, honor, and the country of China, itself. Displaying the characteristics a man had was the only way for Mulan to survive, granted, she was not great at displaying woman characteristics in the first place. Being caught in war, as a woman, meant death, but Mulan was lucky for her bravery when saving Captain Li Shang, for he spared her life, which allowed Mulan to help save China and the emperor in the end. Even though China had very strict gender roles, Mulan broke them to save her father’s life and became the person she was meant to be.
Male domination resulted to the denied rights and unequal distribution of responsibilities a husband and wife should do. Without women we wouldn’t exist. However, women are still believed to be weak, they are exploited and dominated by men. Although, this not true in always but we must agree that it is still happening today. As a woman, I hope that as time passes by this practice will be eliminated.
Zia’s main point in using Mulan as part of her argument for the good of Disney movies is saying that Mulan is an example of how hard work and determination will pay off in the end. The movie may appear to give this message to young kids but do not forget how she found this courage she needed. However, it is with the help of magic the Mulan accomplishes this great feat. When Mulan left for training her ancestors came alive to help decide what to do to help Mulan. They called on Mushu, a tiny little dragon, to awaken the great dragon to help Mulan conquer the difficulties that lie ahead. When he fails, Mushu himself goes to aid Mulan. I know what you are thinking, Mushu is not magical therefore he is not the reason for Mulan turning into a badass! The truth is Mushu lied to Mulan about being the magical creature that would train her and give her the support she needed to accomplish this incredibly difficult task. Throughout the entire ...
Throughout history, women have remained subordinate to men. Subjected to the patriarchal system that favored male perspectives, women struggled against having considerably less freedom, rights, and having the burdens society placed on them that had been so ingrained the culture. This is the standpoint the feminists took, and for almost 160 years they have been challenging the “unjust distribution of power in all human relations” starting with the struggle for equality between men and women, and linking that to “struggles for social, racial, political, environmental, and economic justice”(Besel 530 and 531). Feminism, as a complex movement with many different branches, has and will continue to be incredibly influential in changing lives.
Mulan pushes gender inequality by reinforcing masculine and feminine stereotypes through the songs that it presents throughout the movie. The roles of what it means to be a man is simply laid out within the influential song, “I’ll Make a Man Out of You.” This song occurred when the fresh new soldiers appeared to be very weak and unfit, so Captain Shang sang of how they must become strong like real men should be. Captain Shang asks the question, “did they send me daughters, when I asked for sons?” (Mulan), implying that women are unfit for the conditions of