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GEOLOGY101REPORT1Instructor’sNameApril26,20TheAdaptionofChineseTraditionalLegendMuLanGEOLOGY101REPORT2AbstractMuLanisalegendstoryfromancientChinabacktoBeiDynasty.TheoriginalstoryistellingagirlcalledMuLan,shedisguisedherselfasamantojointhearmyonbehalfofhersickandoldfather.Asthelegendisinfluentialinhistory,therearelotsofadaptionscametothemarket,andthemostinfluentialoneistheclassicmoviefromWaltDisney.Thisassaywillbefocusaboutthepointsofviewwhichdifferentfromoriginallegendandthemovie.BythecharacterMuLan,theadaptionversionchangedtheChinesetraditionalwomanfutureintoagirlwhoismorewesternandvividandshehasmorefriendsinmoviethanlegend;ThemoviealsoaddedtheelementoflovewithLiXiang;Also,thedescriptionofwarindetailhasbeenaddedthanoriginal.Thethemeofthemovieportrayedagirlwhoisself-fulfillment,chasingforfreedomandlovewhichtheoriginallegenddidnottellthispart.ThatisthereasonWaltDisney’sculturebackgroundentitledthischange.Thereare3partsofmyessay:Theexplorationoftheoriginallegendandtheadaptionmovie,whatarethechangedparts;Theanalysisofwhytheseadaptionhappened;Myunderstandingoftheadaption,whichversionIpreferandwhy.PartITheChineseLegendMuLan&TheWaltDisneyMuLanTheoriginallegendstorywaswroteinancientChina.Tosaythebackgroundofthattime,duringthewar,everyfamilyinhercountryneedtocontributeamalepersontojoinGEOLOGY101REPORT3thearmy.InMuLan’sfamily,thereisonlyamanthere,herfatherwhoisreallysickandold.Sothestorystarts:“jiji(thesoundofloom),thereisnosoundoftheloombutonlyheavilysighfromMuLan.Askshewhatisshethinking,shesaidyesterdayIsawthemilitaryconscription.Thereisnobrothersinmyfamily,Ihaveonlyaoldfather.Iamwillingtogoinsteadofmyfather.MuLanboughtallthethingsneedandfarewelltoherparents,jointhewaruntilfewyearslater,themilitarywonthewar,thekingaskedshewhatdoHEwantafterthewar,MuLansaidshedoesn'twantanytrasure,shewantahorseandgetbackhome.Soshegetbackhomeasagirleventually,whichsurpriseallherfriendsbecausenooneknowssheisagirl.”ThisisashortandcompletestoryofMuLaninoriginal.Themovieadaptedlotsofpartaswellaskeptsomepartsoforiginal.HereIwillpointouttwopartsindifference.FirstAdaption:TheoutlineofMuLan.Intheoriginallegend,thereareonly2partofworddescribedwhatMuLanlookslike:atthebeginningofthelegend,“shesighed.”andshebackhomeshetookofsheclothingandchangeitbacktofemaledresseswithflowersonherhead..YoucantellMuLanisatraditionalChinesegirl,weakandpretty—asigh,isn'tshesoftandneedprotection?Inthemovie,MuLantalkloudly,laughloudly.Sheisnotaweakandsoftgirlinthemovie.Themoviestartsthesamepointastheoriginal,themotivationisthesame:shejointthearmyonbehalfofherfather.Butsheisnotagirlwhosuitsheroriginallivingenvironment.Shedoesnotwanttostayinherlittlevalleyfortherestofherlife,shewanttobesomeonewhohaveherownlifeinhand.shealsohadaboyfriendwhichshelovedinsteadofbyarrangement.Thereisnoloverelationshipmentionedinoriginallegend;Thirdpartisaboutthewardescription:GEOLOGY101REPORT4inthelegend,MuLanheardwhenshewasinthewar-sheaboutthepeoplearekillingeachother,shecannothearanythingfromherhome,sheisawayfromhome.Shewasverybravebecauseshewasmissingherhomeandshealsobehavedverygoodtobepromotedasabiggeneralandsheisthankedbythekingbyheroutstandingperformanceinthearmy;Intheadaptionversionofmovie,MuLanwasencouragedbyherboyfriendandsheisasoliderinsteadofageneralbythewarend.Nokinggaveheranywordbyheroutstandingbehaviorduringthewar.Inall,MuLanisasoftandweakinheartgirlintheoriginallegend:Shemaynothaveherwillingtocontrolherdestinysuchasaloverelationshipbutsheworkshardforgainingreputationandhopingtodosomethinggoodforherparents.TheMuLaninthemovieiscuteandalive,sheiswillingtocontrolherlifeandsheadoresloveandhopetobeloved.Shefollowsherheartinsteadofbeenobediencetoherparentsfortherestofherlife.SecondAdaption:TheCoreStoryline.Theoriginallegendistellingastorythatadaughtertriedtojointhearmyonbehalfofherfather.ThemotivationofMuLanistobeadutifuldaughtertoherfatherandnothingelsematters.“Ifitnotbecauseofherfather,MuLanherselfdoesn'thaveanymotivationofjointhearmy,inspiteoftrytobeequalwithmen”.Sheisdoinghouseworkhomeandsatisfyherlife;Duringthetimeshewasinarmy,sheisalwaysmissingherparents;soallthesecanbesaidMuLanisadutifulgirlandsheisnotwillingtotakebigchallengeforfitfulherownwillings.Thatiswhyafterthewar,shedoesn'twantanythingfromtheking,hightitles,career,money,shejustwantsgohomeanddoingherobligation.ThemovieissomehowdifferentofwhyMuLangoestoarmy.MuLanwasarrangedbytheirparentstoseesomeoneandprepareforaarrangedmarriagewhichshedoesn'tlikeitatall.SohermotivationismoreaboutGEOLOGY101REPORT5herself.Sheisgirlfullofself-fulfillment,sowhenthewomanmatchmakercomplainedaboutMuLanisnotabridewhocanhonorherfamily,MuLantriedtolookinsideherselfandfindthevalueinherheart.Oncethereisachanceforher(herfatherneedtojoinarmybythecallofduty)SotherealmotivationforMuLan,originalisforherfamilyduty,theadaptionisforherself.Whenitcomestothewar,MuLanwasfoundsheisagirl,shesaidshewanttoproveherself.MuLanhereinadaptionversionisagirlwithAmericanDream.PartIITheanalysisoftheadaptionAssumethatthebackgroundchanged,ifMuLan’sfatherisnotrequestedtojoin