Sonmi~451 and the Image of the Subservient Asian Woman
Sonmi~451 and the Image of the Subservient Asian Woman

Summary/Abstract: In recent years, the narrative centering on Asian women, specifically of East-Asian descent, has become popularised in the media, where it has been received with great acclaim. However, in the adaptations of western origin material into movies, where Asian characters are concerned, there was a noticeable process of exoticization of character. Focusing on the narrative of Cloud Atlas, particularly that of Sonmi~451 and the adaptation thereof, this paper aims to showcase the differences in the constructed image of Sonmi~451, and how discrepancies between the two media shift this image, and of how she perceives and participates in the universe encased by the novel.

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