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Ananya Sarma
The hero's start of the journey, before the adventure begins.
Mulan is shown at home, in her village, and visiting the Matchmaker at this time.
She goes about her "regular" lifestyle, doing duties and trying to satisfy societal/cultural obligations (trying to find a "match" to bring her family honor). This is seen as 'ordinary' as there are many other daughters following the same tradition and living to the same standard of 'feminine'.
Separation may also be seen here: Mulan is unlike the other girls in her neighborhood, and she tries to fit into her parents' and society's ideal of a young lady.
The hero is faced wth something that makes her begin his adventure. This might be a problem or a challenge she needs to approve.
A courier brings word that every male in every family must battle to preserve China from the Hun army.
Mulan's father is required to battle. This is the call to adventure, as her father's life is jeopardized, and Mulan understands that something must be done to keep her father from going to war. Mulan has the bright notion of going to battle instead of her father.
The hero accepta the adventure, and prepares to begin her journey.
Mulan accepts her call rather than the usual denial.
There is some sacrifice here:
A shift occurs:
The hero leaves his ordinary world for the first time and crosses the threshold into adventure.
Mulan leaves her parents’ home and crosses through the gates to go to war.
This represents Mulan crossing the threshold, as she relinquishes her position and function in her family as the daughter destined to bring honor to her family by finding a suitable husband. By leaving home, she is giving up her normal existence and putting her life in danger to fight in the war. There's no going back. Mulan has laid the groundwork for her adventure with tenacity, persistence, and bravery.
The hero encounters someone who can give him advice and ready him for the journey ahead.
Mulan arrives to the outskirts of camp and begins contemplating how she will go about entering camp and pulling off her disguise. This is when Mushu appears and declares herself Mulan's protector during her voyage. There is some friction between the two at initially because they are not on the same page about this entire expedition, but as Mulan struggles through her training, Mushu shows to be the support that she requires. When Mulan was swimming in the lake, for example, a few men approached to join her. Mulan was most concerned about exposing her identity at this point. Mushu, Mulan's guardian and mentor, saves her by diverting the men long enough for Mulan to flee unobserved while keeping her identity hidden.
The hero learns the rules of her new world. During this time, she endures tests of strength of will, meets friends, and comes face to face with foes.
Shang begins to put the troops through their paces in training. Mulan first clashes with the other soldiers, but they gradually become friends (allies). This is seen at first when Mushu misguides Mulan as to how to interact with the men, but ends up getting Mulan in trouble and under a bad impression by the fellow males. You can also see that the men, 3 people in specific, were sabotaging Mulan during her training. However, after proving her worthiness by completing a difficult training exercise by collecting the metal on top of the post (tests), the men respect her, and consider her as 'one of them'. As we learn more about Shan Yu, he emerges as the evident antagonist (villain/enemy).
There is some exterior transformation.
There is some internal change.
Setbacks occur, sometimes causing the hero to try a new approach or adopt new ideas.
Shang's warriors begin to march towards his father's position. When the warriors arrive, they discover that the settlement was attacked by the Huns and left in ruins. There is a palpable sense of regret and sorrow in the air. Mulan's buddy and army man, Chien-Po, discovered Shang's father's headgear. Shang decides to place this, his father's lone remaining relic, on his blade in memory of his father. Mulan notices a doll and places it against Shang's sword. This doll represents Mulan's danger in leaving her family to fight in the battle. She sacrificed everything to satisfy her parents. This doll might have belonged to a girl who was a casualty of the conflict. Mulan may begin to doubt her family's safety as a result of this. Mulan's head is now overwhelmed with anxieties and regrets
about her deeds, which is an internal setback. Mulan
was reminded of her ordinary life by the doll.
The hero experiences a major hurdle or obstacle, such as a life or death crisis.
The adventure begins with the battle in the Tung Shao Pass. Shang's forces are clearly outnumbered by the massive Hun army, and the scenario creates a life-or-death situation. Shan directs the crew to begin shooting on the massive army that has taken over the slope of the mountains. Mulan observes as the others prepare the cannons and aim them at Shan Yu and his soldiers. Mulan realizes that this is not a successful tactic when something clicks in her thoughts. Despite her captain's warning, her warrior instinct takes over and she makes a risky move. Instead of preserving her distance, she charges into the soldiers, not looking back. Her team's expressions show that this was a misguided and ill-considered approach. Mulan, on the other hand, takes matters into her own hands. She prepares the cannon and shoots it just as Shan Yu appears in front of her. But Shan Yu was not hit, and he was not even the intended target. Mulan's fast thinking revealed that there was a much more effective target that might destroy Shan Yu's whole army. She aimed for a faraway cliff, and when she hit it, an avalanche descended on the soldiers. The avalanche was about to destroy her and her captain, whom she had saved after they had fallen over a cliff. Mulan's inner fighting self certainly came into play throughout this incident. Mulan understood what would work best, so she went ahead and seized the
initiative, taking out Shan Yu's entire army without waiting
for Shan's consent. This was her first accomplishment,
and therefore the ordeal.
After surviving death, the hero earns his rewards or accomplishes his goal.
Mulan is praised by her squad, notably Shang, after defeating Shan Yu. The prize here isn't material, but rather the thrill of winning her captain's trust and showing herself to the others as a good combatant. Mulan is pleased and proud of herself when she hears Shang say, "I owe you my life." This satisfying moment, however, is cut short when Mulan exposes her wounds.
The hero begins his journey back to his ordinary life.
The Road Back is a brief scene that occurs after Mulan's identity is revealed. Shang and the group abandoned her in the mountains, traveling to the Imperial City to celebrate their win, feeling betrayal and hatred towards Mulan. Mulan reconsiders her entire decision, unsure of what to do. Mulan, who is hopelessly lost in the mountains, observes a person emerging from the avalanche's devastation. This figure, along with a few others, is revealed to be Shan Yu and some of his troops. Mulan appears stunned, and she dashes out to catch up with the rest of her crew to alert them of the unexpected turn of events. This is the journey Mulan takes to return to her home village, but this time she is in peril. Though this is the road back, it is distinct in certain ways. She does not return with a sense of achievement; rather, it dramatically leads up to and builds up to her resurrection.
The hero faces a final test where everything is at stake and he must use everything he has learned.
Mulan's resurrection occurs when she arrives at the Imperial City. She tries to notify the Shang that Shan Yu is alive and that the Huns are on their way, but he refuses to believe her. This is the point at when calamity strikes. As Shang was ready to hand over the sword to the Emperor, Shan Yu's henchmen appeared from behind and carried the Emperor and the weapon into the palace, locking the doors behind them. This is an emergency, and everyone is stunned. Shang, Yao, Chien-Po, Ling, and the other guards attempt to batter down the door with a pillar, but it fails. Mulan's fast thinking comes up with another method, which is fortunate for them. She has the others dress up as women and climb the pillars with the scarves that came with the attire. This is a critical time because it emphasizes two vital points. Mulan's approach to everything is one. She thinks outside the box, and while this may be considered unconventional, it is undoubtedly successful. This way of thinking is quite distinctive to her, yet it is also a very archetypal quality in warfare. The second important item to observe here is Mulan's transformation of these extremely feminine objects into something for male use. Mulan is the one who bridges the gender gap. She fights the rest of the battle as a girl and wins. When Mulan, Ling, Chein-Po, Yao, and Captain Shang arrive at the guarded balcony where the Emperor is being kept captive, they all try to charm the guards there, only to distract them and beat them senseless. Mulan continues to battle
alongside her squad alongside Shan Yu, demonstrating
how a girl can fight like a man even if she is
disguised as a female. This, I believe, brings
gender equality and women's
empowerment into play.
The hero brings his knowledge or the "elixir" back to the ordinary world, where he applies it to help all who remain there.
Mulan returns home after receiving a gift from the Emperor: the sword of Shan Yu and the Emperor's Crest. She has now returned to her normal life, where she lives with her father, mother, and grandma. She enters the garder, where cherry blossoms are flowering on the trees. Her is an allusion to a conversation Mulan had with her father before embarking on this expedition, during which she realized it would take some time for her to ascend with honor. She has achieved a great level of honor after saving all of China from Shan Yu. She returns and reunites with her father beneath the flower tree. There is a connection that the audience can perceive that is more than friendship or teamwork; it is love. Mulan bows before him and presents him with the sword of Shan Yu and the Emperor's Crest, but her father declines. Mulan regains this rush of love, support, and memories as they exchange a connecting hug. Her father informs her that having her as a daughter is the greatest honor of all. Honour is a theme that appears often throughout the novel, particularly here. Mulan's perspective on honor has shifted; she should not be honorable based on her family, friends, or spouse; she should be honorable based on herself and her achievements. Bringing her family honor has been her major purpose during her voyage, but now she has a newfound respect for herself, which represents Mulan's inner development. Mulan's trip has also clearly affected her father's attitude on honor. It is no longer a material object, whether it is the sword of Shan Yu, the Emperor's Crest, or even a good marriage, but rather having a daughter: Mulan, that brings him honor.