AcknowledgementsThisthesiswouldnothavebeencompletedwithoutnumerouspeople’sinvaluablehelpandsupport.Towhom,Iwouldliketotakethisopportunitytoshowmyheart-feltgratitude.First,Iamespeciallygratefultomysupervisor,Miss.ZhaoZhilan.Shehasofferedmeconstructiveandhelpsmecompletethisthesis,fromtheinitialdrafttothefinalpaper.Besides,IextendmythankstoProfessorLiQiangandeveryteacherwhohashelpedmewithusefulsuggestionsandcomments.Myimmensethanksalsogotomyfriendswhosupportedmewiththeirhelp.Finally,Iwouldliketoexpressmywarmestgratitudetomyfamilyfortheirunconditionalloveandsupport.AbstractThelegendarystoryofHuaMulanwasknownwellbyChinesepeople.HuaMulandisguisedherselfasaman,inordertosubstituteforherfathertoserviceinthearmy.Asaheroine,sheisagoodexampleintheeyesofChinesewomenwhowererestrainedbyfeudalsocietyinancienttimes.Andherstoryhasbeentransferredfromgenerationtogeneration.In1998,thefilmMulan,whichwasadaptedfromtheBalladofMulanofChina,wasproducedbyDisneyCompany.Itsdirectorpooledwisdomandformedsynergy,andtookthemainsetofChinesecultures,meanwhile,intermingledwithAmericacultures,tocatertodifferentpeople’stastesindifferentculturalbackgrounds.TheessayusesFeministLiteraryCriticismtheory,comparingtheimageofHuaMulaninboththeBalladofMulanandDisney’sMulan,takingmarriageconceptsandculturalvaluesasmainpoints,toconcludethedifferentsocialroleoffemalesbetweenChinaandAmerica.Theessayaimstoinvokepeople'sculturalsensitivityanddeepentheirunderstandingonChinesetraditionalcultures.Hence,ensuringinter-culturalcommunicationgoeswell.Keywords:theimageofMulan;inter-culturalcommunication;Americanculture;Chinesetraditionalculture摘要花木兰女扮男装,替父出征的故事家喻户晓。花木兰巾帼英雄的形象,成为中国封建社会妇女眼中的榜样。1998年,迪斯尼公司根据中国诗歌《木兰辞》改编上映了迪斯尼系列动画电影《花木兰》,迪斯尼公司集众智,聚众力,以中国文化为主要背景,一定程度上融入了美国文化,以此迎合不同文化背景下观众的不同品味。本文运用女性主义批评理论,对比分析中国诗歌《木兰辞》和迪斯尼电影《花木兰》中的花木兰女性主义形象,从中美婚姻观念和文化价值观差异为切入口,总结得出中美女性社会角色的差异性,以激发人们欣赏电影时的文化敏感度并进一步加深观众对中国传统思想文化的理解,从而保证和促进跨文化交流的有效进行。关键词:花木兰形象;跨文化交际;中国传统文化;美国文化Contents云南民族大学毕业论文(设计)原创性声明.....................................................................iAcknowledgements..........................................................................................................iiAbstract...........................................................................................................................iii摘要................................................................................................................................iv1.Introduction..................................................................................................................12.TheCulturalDifferencesbetweenChinaandAmericaReflectedinMulan..........32.1TheDifferenceofCulturalTotems----TakeDragonasExample.........................42.2TheDiversitiesofCulturalValue.........................................................................52.2.1CollectiveConceptinChineseCulture......................................................52.2.2IndividualismConceptinAmerica’sCulture.............................................63.TraditionalC...