There definitely is some correlations between Mulan and story from the Warrior Woman, no doubt about it. But let's look at the differences:
- Mulan: A man needs to come to the rescue in the end, and save Mulan, because although she is a warior, she needs a man to help her.
- Warrior Woman: Independent, and finishes the job without someone rescuing her.
Obviously, the story in the Warrior Woman got some inspiration from Mulan, but the story is tweaked so that the woman is really the hero in the end. She did meet her husband, but she led her husband to war by her side, she was truly the one that defeated the enemies and gained the glory.
I'm not saying that either way is better or worse than the other, in both stories, I think girls will be able to find inspiration, but during our class discussions, people continuously called the story in teh Warrior Woman "Mulan", and what I'm trying to say is, that was not Mulan, Mulan is a different story with a similar plot and morals.
Someone also said in class that the baby that is born during the fighting is a symbol of the strength of a woman. I strongly agree with this!!!!!!!!!! This is something else that was not in the original Mulan story that I think really adds a sense of empowerment to women.
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