i题 目 从迪斯尼动画花木兰女性主义形象视 角对比中美女性社会角色的差异性 AcknowledgementsThis thesis would not have been completed without numerous people’s invaluable help and support. To whom, I would like to take this opportunity to show my heart-felt gratitude.First, I am especially grateful to my supervisor, Miss. Zhao Zhilan. She has offered me constructive and helps me complete this thesis, from the initial draft to the final paper.Besides, I extend my thanks to Professor Li Qiang and every teacher who has helped me with useful suggestions and comments. My immense thanks also go to my friends who supported me with their help.Finally, I would like to express my warmest gratitude to my family for their unconditional love and support. iiAbstractThe legendary story of Hua Mulan was known well by Chinese people. Hua Mulan disguised herself as a man, in order to substitute for her father to service in the army. As a heroine, she is a good example in the eyes of Chinese women who were restrained by feudal society in ancient times. And her story has been transferred from generation to generation. In 1998, the film Mulan, which was adapted from the Ballad of Mulan of China, was produced by Disney Company. Its director pooled wisdom and formed synergy, and took the main set of Chinese cultures, meanwhile, intermingled with America cultures, to cater to different people’s tastes in different cultural backgrounds. The essay uses Feminist Literary Criticism theory, comparing the image of Hua Mulan in both the Ballad of Mulan and Disney’s Mulan, taking marriage concepts and cultural values as main points, to conclude the different social role of females between China and America. The essay aims to inv...
