to galvanize the support of the people to fight against the invading Japanese, perhaps none was more effective and appealing than the cultivation and exaltation of female resistance symbols. In the film, instead of the conventional representation of women, Bu Wancang portrays Mulan as a courageous warrior who is more masculine than any of her comrades as masculinity is defined by courage, loyalty and fearlessness in battle. In a country's time of need, it is only Hua Mulan who does what is right and saves them all. Her behavior throughout the film is seen as exceptional as she stands out and outperforms the rest of the actual men. This was already seen in the opening hunting scene where Mulan strikes a male hunter with her arrow and tells him she mistook him for a rabbit. This scene presented Mulan's masculinity over the other male hunters who have hunted down no animals in contrast to Mulan who has quite a haul as well as the emasculation of the male hunter she struck by comparing him to a rabbit which is slang for a homosexual man. This also demonstrated her superior skills as well as wisdom and brains as she manages to escape their humiliation in the end. Her representation in the film is a symbol of what every man should strive to be as she is their role model. She has proved her potential and ability to accomplish great things with the right motives to the men. This leads to Mulan ultimately not being a role model for women but really a role model for men. The film also is a thinly veiled allegory for the cause of resistance supported by national pride and patriotism. Notes References Chen, Sanping. "FROM MULAN TO UNICORN." Journal of Asian History, vol. 39, no. 1, 2005. Crawford, T (2020, Sep 02). "UBC professor helps tell mulan's story in classic 1939 cnese film". Calgary Herald. Dong, Lan (2010). Mulan's Legend and Legacy in China and the United States. Temple University Press. p. 1. Edwards, Louise. "Transformations of the Woman Warrior Hua Mulan: From Defender of the Family To Servant of the State."Nan Nü, vol. 12, no. 175-214, (2010), p. 195. Brill. Fitzgerald, Carolyn. "Review of Mulan: Five Versions of a Classic Chinese Legend, with Related Texts ed. and tran. by Wilt Idema and Shiamin Kwa". CHINOPERL Papers, vol. 30, 2011, pp. 267–270. Fu, Poshek. Between Shanghai