Chinese Movie "Mulan"

                                                  "trailer of the movie"

Mulan is a chinese girl with a strong character , she lives in a time with many customs that she doesn't accept.In that time chinese women were only women, to marry and have children, they don't count for anything more.In that time there was a rebelion in the great wall of China and a war and every men capable of fight was required to fight.Mulan 's father was very sick and old but he wants to go to fight for her country but he didn't have enough strong and ability.Mulan takes her father place she cut her hair to  be like a men and she escapes from her house, living only  a note she didn't want to see her father die in a war.That's how the story begins and Mulan become in a great soldier much better that many man that were in the war.Mulan's name has been remenber trough years t, because she was an excepcional warrior and  she makes history in China.She changed a lot what women were that time.

Summary of Snow Flower Chapter :Into the Mountains.


   This chapter is mainly about how the appearances never show the real side of things.In this chapter Lili and Snow Flower spend  time together since they both got married.Lily went to visit Snow Flower and  his family after their parents in law died.When Lily saw the way that Snow flower lives,she never thoght that Snow Flower,was so poor and Snow Flower husband was just a butcher and the house of Snow Flower was poor and with a constant smell of pork.The Snow Flower mother in law treats her very bad and her husband  quite similar.Lily was happy to be with her laotong but she never thought that Snow Flower lived on that conditions.In this chapter Lily and Snow Flower share a lot of time together and they talk a lot about old times and Lily help Snow Flower  with the kids and all that.In those days was a rebellion in a village close to them and one day they have to escape to the mountains because the rebels were terrible with  all the people who decided to stay in the village .Lily didn't want to go but she didn't have another opcion, because Snow Flower husband talk with her serious about that she could die if she stays there, and Lily and  all of the family of Snow Flower  went to the mountains together and they spent a lot of days without food, water and more things.The days were cold and the conditions very bad but Snow Flower and Lily were together.In this chapter you can see how strong was the friendship of Snow Flower and Lily and how you never can trust in how you mind think that the things are.Because  in real life things sometimes are cruel and in very different conditions.The most important thing of this chapter was that Lily know the truth on how Snow Flower life was and the were throught  difficult situations together.


Vocabulary of this chapter:
quilt- a coverlet for a bed, made with two layers of  fabric.
forsaken-deserted, abandoned.
bundles- an item or several groups of objects.
branches- a division or subdivision of  the stem or axis of a tree.
slung- to throw,cast or harl.
steeply- extreme or incredible high.
frightened-afraid,scared,terrified
miscarried- to have a miscarriage of a fetus, to fail, to attain.
blushes- to redden,from embarrassament or shame to feel shame.
clatter- to make a loud, rattling sound, sometimes produced by hard objects.