Essays on Mulan

Thousand of years ago in China, there was a young woman named Mulan. Mulan’s family went to a matchmaker, the matchmaker observed Mulan’s appearance and commented that she is too skinny and not good for marriage, the matchmaker said, “Men wants girls with good taste,…

“The Disney princess has changed dramatically over the years from a victim of circumstance to a fighter and warrior … [such as] Mulan of China.” (Hoefner-Notz). Often female characters do not play the lead in roles that express their powerful leadership skills. The movie, Mulan,…

A gender stereotype is a vague perception or presumption of qualities or traits, or of the roles that women and men have or should have. Gender stereotypes are negative because they restrict the ability of males and females to improve their skills and abilities, follow…

Mulan and Masculinity: Challenging Gender Roles in Disney’s Mulan (1998) Movies created by Walt Disney often have a reputation for being upbeat, happy, family-friendly movies. While this is undoubtedly true, most Disney films have underwritten, subliminal messages surrounding gender and stereotyping within a multicultural spectrum….

American Gothic and Mulan American Gothic is a painting made by Grant Wood in 1930. Wood decided to make this painting in order to captivate the struggles that Americans were facing on an everyday basis during the height of the Depression. He used oil on…

Mulan’s Bad Feminist The portrayal of feministic ideals within visual media has been a prolonged topic in relation to the perception of women in general. The 1998 Disney film Mulan, brings upon an intriguing emphasis upon a strong female lead role and thus inquiry upon…