Did they send me daughters when I asked for sons?”
– What assumption is being challenged by the story?
Challenges the belief that only men can be strong.
“I did it to save my father.”
– Is this the full truth? Why or why not?
True at first, but later she fights for more. (Fights for her father but then moves to the reason that she wanted to prove to her family that she was not a disappointment)
“When will my reflection show who I am inside?” Who said this, why where they saying this?
Mulan said this after disappointing the Matchmaker because she feels like she is pretending to be someone and that she can’t be truly who she is meant to be.
Emperor bows silently
– Why is the lack of words powerful?
Actions speak louder than words — ultimate respect.
“A single grain of rice can tip the scale.”
– How does this represent individual power?
One person can change everything.
‘Take this, so your family will know what you have done for me.’
Who said this/ who are they saying it to? What do they mean? What happened before this quote?
The emperor says this to Mulan after she saves him from Shan Yu, and says she needs to go home urgently to finish some business with her family. He says this and gives her the gifts because he realizes her situation and wants to make thigs better by giving gifts that will show she has received honour.
‘You may look like a bride, but you will never bring your family honour.’
Who said this? What happened to make them say this?
The Matchmaker said this after the incident with the tea because of how Mulan treated the problem. It means that she wasn’t cut out for a traditional women’s role, and will never make her family proud even though she has the looks.
‘You said you trust Ping? Why is Mulan any different?’
Who said this? What are they trying to do?
Mulan said this to Captain Li Shang at the festival because she was trying to make him aware that Shan Yu is alive and she said this to try and make him believe it . What she means by this that she was believed as a man but as her true identity she was ignored just because she was a girl.
‘You said you trust Ping? Why is Mulan any different?’
Who said this? What do they mean by this?
Mulan said this to Captain Li Shang at the festival because she was trying to make him aware that Shan Yu is alive and she said this to try and make him believe it . What she means by this that she was believed as a man but as her true identity she was ignored just because she was a girl.
‘I know my place. It is time you learned yours.’
Who said this? What is the deeper meaning behind this?
Mulan’s father said this after she protested him going to war. I think he meant by this to step up and be a proper, orientated women that Ancient China wanted.
