Woman Warrior Sparknotes

Mulan and the Woman Warrior both tell a story about a Chinese woman who couldn't find her place in the world, but finally did after becoming a warrior in war. The book, Woman Warrior, and the movie, Mulan, both teach us a little about women traditions in China. Mulan and The Woman Warrior were both compelling stories about a women who found her place in the world as a warrior. Mulans training, battles, and relationships all helped her find her way in the world and become the women she became. Mulans training in Woman Warrior was much different from the training in Mulan. In Woman Warrior, the old couple left Mulan alone for several years to train in the woods of the mountains. All she could eat and drink was vegetables and melted snow. …show more content…
I was very surprised by this because usually woman in China are not allowed to fight in war. When she got back from training many years later, her family carved their names and oath on her back, so just incase she died in war, they would know who she was and where she came from. She was matched up with one of her childhood friends to become her husband. When she went to war, she met up with her husband. After that night, Mulan becomes pregnant. She hides her stomach from others so they don't figure out that she is pregnant and a female. She let her husband take care of the baby because she wasn't ready to take care of it and wanted to keep fighting the war. During the war, Mulan never found her brother. In Mulan, Mulans parents were not okay with her fighting in the Chinese military. Because of the draft, one male from each family was forced to fight in the war. Mulans father was injured in the past, and would be too weak to fight in the war, but he argued that he would be honored to die fighting for his county. She loved her father so much that she went off to war so he wouldn't have to. Her parents were furious but also worried. They prayed to their ancestors to help Mulan come back safe and sound. Mulan met her husband in training. He was actually their general. They obviously didn't fall in love right away because Mulan was disguised as a man. Towards the end of Mulan, Mulan and Shang fell in