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In ancient Chinese history there were many heroes but most of these heros were men Men s social status was higher than women's in the ancient world this is why more men were heroes than woman In china women couldn t join the army Women were to stay home do housework serve their husbands and carry children Mulan was not one of these women and this is what makes her a hero Mulan was a hero because she joined an all male army to replace her father s position Mulan is a hero because she was brave and contributed to her country in a way no women had done before Mulan joined the all male army as her alter ego ping to show obedience to her father In China it was not peaceful there were many wars so the government had requested all the men to join the army Mulan's father accepted this and did just that Mulan's father was very old but this did not stop him from wanting to serve and protect his country Mulan did not want to see her elderly father join the army because her father was too old to be at war and too weak She cut her hair and pretended to be a man in ancient china long hair was very important for a woman to have
