1ContentsChinese Abstract ······························································· 2 English Abstract ································································ 3 1. Introduction ·································································· 4 2. Literature Review ··························································· 5 2.1 The Defintion of Hero and Heroism ··················································· 5 2.2 Researches on Collective Heroism and Individual Heroism ······················· 5 3.Heroism in Film Mulan ····················································· 7 3.1 The Creating of Heroic Image ·························································· 7 3.2 The Embodiment of Heroism Consciousness ········································ 8 4. Reason for Differences Between China and America ·············· 10 4.1 Collectivism VS. Individualism ······················································ 10 4.2 Confucianism VS. Puritanism ························································ 11 24.3 Life and Value ·········································································· 13 5. Conclusion ··········································...