Sleeping Beauty And Mlan Gender Roles

In most Disney princess movies there are many depictions of feminine roles that automatically sends the message to little girls that they must me gentle, obedient, emotional, etc. The characteristics that are shown in Disney movies do show the differences between the stereotypical masculine traits and the stereotypical feminine traits. These traits are definitely evident in the movies Sleeping Beauty and Mulan. Both of these films have numerous depictions of these traits with the characters that are portraying these specific gender roles. In the movie Sleeping Beauty, the narrator begins by telling the story of King Stephen and his fair queen. What caught my attention with this statement was that the King’s name was mentioned but the Queen‘s name wasn’t. All we know about the Queen is that she is beautiful. The kingdom has been waiting for the arrival of the new princess Aurora. She was named after the dawn, she brought sunshine to the kingdom, and a special holiday …show more content…
These women are able to lead their own lives, despite of the many responsibilities that are placed on them. Although there are only a few of women in the movie, they are all seen differently and play very significant roles. They see and entreat life as normal, and simply live their lives as commonly as others live theirs. All of the women in Mulan manage to fit full lives into the mold they are expected to fit into. For example, Fa Li, Mulan’s mother doesn’t try to oppose or go against Fa Zhou when he says that Mulan is dishonoring or punishing her. She was seen as the traditional housewife and mother in the film. She does not M punish Mulan for being different from the other girls in China. She is very supportive and comforting to Mulan even after she caused chaos with the matchmaker. In this sense I see her as a loving mother who is patient, loving, caring and