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Before reading peoples comments, I never actually thought of it being Mulan-ish. I mean sure she acted as a boy to do what she wanted....but......not. I don't know. That connection doesn't really work for me. But I(and basically the rest of my class) were/are totally OBSESSED with these books.
I think Peeves brings up an intersting point about the "Mulan" claim. The story of a girl trying to fit in to a man's world dates back to Shakespeare (The Merchant of Venice)and probably further though I can't think of any specific examples. I think Westerfield like other author that explore the "Mulan" genre do it as an expression of female inequality in the time period they are trying to potray. Well thought, Peeves.
Although to be fair, Deryn is much better at acting like a guy than Mulan was.
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Aug 28, 2012 10:32PM
Before reading peoples comments, I never actually thought of it being Mulan-ish. I mean sure she acted as a boy to do what she wanted....but......not. I don't know. That connection doesn't really work for me. But I(and basically the rest of my class) were/are totally OBSESSED with these books.
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I think Peeves brings up an intersting point about the "Mulan" claim. The story of a girl trying to fit in to a man's world dates back to Shakespeare (The Merchant of Venice)and probably further though I can't think of any specific examples. I think Westerfield like other author that explore the "Mulan" genre do it as an expression of female inequality in the time period they are trying to potray. Well thought, Peeves.
Although to be fair, Deryn is much better at acting like a guy than Mulan was.
