The Roles of Chinese Women in Disney’s Mulan

Abstract

         This academic paper aims to study the roles of ancient Chinese women and social expectations presented in animated film Mulan by analyzing on how the main protagonist resisted the social expectations. This academic paper also examines the role of Chinese women according to the theory of feminist criticism. The result showed that Chinese women in the movie were inferior to men in previous times. In contrast, Mulan is the only woman who does the opposite of what society expects women to be. She determined her own life and fought for her equality in the society. She also showed courage, strong and independent. As a woman, she can do the same thing as men.