THE IDEAS OF FEMINISM AS REPRESENTED IN TWO MAJOR CHARACTERS IN CHRIS CLEAVE’S THE OTHER HAND ALDHAKA SAKTI R/091214145 Chapter I Introduction This chapter consists of five parts. The first part is the background of the study. This part tells about writer’s personal reasons in choosing the novel‚ The Other Hand. The second part is problem formulation. This part presents the formulation of problems to be discussed in the form of question. The third part is objectives of the study. This part
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Thousands of years ago in ancient China‚ there lived a beautiful and smart young woman named Mulan. She lived with her parents‚ her grandparents‚ and her dog named little brother. Mulan’s father had once been a great warrior‚ but his leg had been injured in battle. As an only child‚ Mulan felt responsible for keeping the family honor.One day‚ a man arrived with terrible news from the Emperor. The Huns‚ China’s enemy‚ had attacked. The Emperor had ordered that one member from each family‚ man or
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and television illustrations. Mulan is a brave‚ resourceful female role model. Director‚ Tony Bancroft told Christian Post that "Mulan is different; it cuts the mould. It tells the story of a girl who can ’t help who she is but exists in a society that tells her who she is supposed to be… She changes the world around her‚ instead of changing herself (Martin‚ 2013)”. Disney effectively presents a visual contrast between modern society and traditional cultures in Mulan. Illustrated through a historical
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Everyone knows the story of Mulan either by disney or by live action movies. However does anybody know the differences between the two? I can give both of the movies detail tales with almost pin-point‚ however‚ this essay would get too long. So instead you’re going to get the quick run down in 3 or 4 paragraphs. The first paragraph will be the disney Mulan while the second will be Hua Mulan (2009). The disney Mulan has a very nice art style and coloring. The plot and theme connect really well to
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Mulan “There is room enough for everyone” “You will never bring your family honor!” Mulan receives this comment from the matchmaker when she goes into town. Not a lot of people have faith in Mulan. She is different from all of the other woman in her country. She just likes to have fun and not care what anyone says about her. She is not your typical girly-girl‚ she likes to get down and dirty when she needs to be. None of the women or men agrees with this and it becomes a bigger problem than
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Orientalism Stereotypes found in Mulan Orientalism stereotypes have influenced us in believing that it is true. In the movie Mulan that we had watched in class‚ we had found quite a few stereotypes that were exaggerated in the movie. The songs they had played were catchy and memorable but they provided some examples of stereotypes in the film. Also another part of the film mentioned another stereotype where women in China were looked down upon by the men. Another major stereotype was when the movie
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not all women decried their situation‚ a strong-minded minority dropped their oven mits‚ put their fists in the air‚ and called out for a change. Equal opportunity‚ equal right to vote‚ equal pay‚ and all around equality is what they demanded. But feminism was not only found at suffrage rallys or Grange meetings‚ it made its way in to every medium‚ including literature. A bit more subtle than rallys and protests‚ short stories were an effective tool for a feminist with the disposition for exposition
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The Woman Warrior v.s. Chinese Culture The Woman Warrior‚ written by Maxine Hong Kingston in 1976‚ depicts the stories of five women – Kingston’s “No-Name” aunt; a famous historical female warrior called “Fa Mu Lan”; Kingston’s mother‚ Brave Orchid; Kingston’s aunt‚ Moon Orchid; and Kingston herself. The book integrates Kingston’s lived experience as well as the spoken stories that Kingston’s mother told her‚ combining Chinese culture‚ myths‚ history and beliefs all together. The Woman Warrior
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Williams‚ Mulan was Disney’s first animated film with a Chinese lead character with its first film produced in 1998 (156). Mulan was produced by Pam Coats and directed by Barry Cook and Tony Brancroft . According to Frus and Williams‚ Mulan tells a tale of a strong and smart young Chinese woman who is bored with life and in need of an adventure. She pretended to be a boy in order to be able to fight in the war in place of Fa Zhou‚ Mulan’s disabled veteran father and bring honour to her family. Mulan goes
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Ethical Message of Disney’s ‘Mulan’ “A flower that blooms in adversity is the most beautiful and rare of them all” (Emperor of China from Disney’s ‘Mulan’). This film is set during the war between China and the Huns in Northern China during the Sui dynasty. Mulan goes to war in place of her father with good intentions and along the way teaches key lessons to the young viewers. There are multiple lessons implied within this picture‚ but one that really stuck out was the lesson of woman strength
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