1. 研究目的与意义（文献综述包含参考文献）

1. introduction

1.1 research background

hua mulan is an ancient heroine who is well-known to every household in china. it originates from a folk narrative poem the balled of mulan in the southern and northern dynasties. the balled of mulan starts with ”tsiek#8233;tsiek#8233;and#8233;again#8233;tsiek#8233;tsiek, mulan#8233;weaves,#8233;facing#8233;the#8233;door.” and tells a story that a woman called hua mulan who disguised herself as a male soldier to take her father#8217;s place in the conscription army since she worried about her father was too old to fight with enemies and she had no older brothers. and then after years of wars, mulan was offered a high official position for her great military exploit by khan, but she declined the chance that she could achieve success and win recognition and chose to return her home to take care of her old parents. when her former comrades visited her at her home, they were shocked to see her dressed as a woman. the personality, loyalty and filial spirit that hua mulan reflected is exactly the key of chinese cultural tradition.

2. 研究的基本内容、问题解决措施及方案

1. research topic

in the balled of mulan, hua mulan is an heroine who disguised herself as a man and joined the army for the father. and after years of wars, mulan chose to return to her family and be a common woman just like the others at that time. her behavior reflects the core spirit of the ancient china#8212;#8212;filial piety and loyalty. though the character in the american animated film mulan still chose to go back home, the feature is different from the original one in some ways. the new mulan is not afraid of recognizing herself and dares to show her affection. the image of mulan reflects american individualistic heroism incisively and vividly. there are two different explanations of the same role and that#8217;s an epitome of the chinese and american cultural differences and also the aim of the thesis study.