I Am Malala Sparknotes

In the book, I Am Malala written by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb, there are several pivotal quotes that help one understand the struggles Malala faced during her lifetime. The struggles Malala faced were to go against the Taliban and fight for the education of all people. A first claim shows how Malala felt about education. “Is education not the right of these children?” (Yousafzai and Lamb 84). At this time, the Taliban felt that girls should not attend school and that they should not receive an education. As a way to retaliate, Malala and her father printed that quote onto thousands of leaflets to be distributed to the people of Swat. Malala and her father wanted the people to stop and think about how everyone deserves the right to

I Am Malala is heartbreaking and inspiring story. Malala’s courage and determination is admirable. Her family background and details about Swat Valley is described vividly in the book and readers get to know more about the places that she’s been to. The book was very informative and I learned a lot more about Pakistan and its history. Some people thought the book was slightly disjointed and jumped around, repeating facts. However, I felt this made the story feel more authentic and realistic. I would highly recommend the book to anyone interested in women’s rights, current events, history or inspirational

I am Malala is a heroic story about a young woman who stood up for what she wanted. This auto-biography is based on a teenager named Malala Yousafzi who stood up for girls education in her home country Pakistan. She also went against the Taliban because she didn't think it was right of what they were doing to her innocent village. When Malala was born very few people came to congratulate her parents because the birth of a girl is seen as a failure of the parents in her culture. She was born and raised in Sway Valley, Northeastern Pakistan. Swat Valley has beautiful scenery which attracts a lot of tourism until the Taliban took over the valley. Malala’s parents Ziauddin and Toor Pekai were very kind humble people from the mountain villages. Malala’s father was a very well educated man who grew up studying poetry and literature. He also started the Khushal School a three years before Malala was born. ”My father started the school three years before I was born, and he was a teacher, accountant, and principal—as well as a janitor, handyman, and chief mechanic.” (Chapter 1, Page 20) In Malala’s culture, girls are refused an education or even simply knowing how to read and write. Her father helped girls by starting the school and making a big influence on girls. Malala is truly a hero throughout this paper you will see how she changed everything.

The autobiography I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai begins with the scene of young pakistani education and women’s rights activist Malala being shot in the head. Her school bus had been stopped by the Taliban who, after asking which of the girls was Malala, put a bullet into her head. Malala ends the powerful prologue with the words “Who is Malala? I am Malala and this is my story” (9). Malala then rewinds to the story of her birth and how in Pakistan, no one congratulated her parents when she was born because she was a girl. Pakistani culture pushes for the birth of a boy as an islamic majority country. However, her father saw the potential in his daughter as a great leaser and named her after one of the great female leaders in Pakistan-

Malala Yousafzai was a talented and brave young woman who had one goal in life: to get an education and encourage others to do the same. Born in Pakistan, Malala did not grow up with many resources, but she was lucky enough to have a father that shared the same goal as her. At the young age of fifteen, she was shot in the face by the Taliban for standing up for girls’ rights to an education. Although the recovery time was long and hard, the Taliban did not silence her as she continued her campaign. This eventually led her to opening her own school in Yemen and writing the novel I Am Malala. As someone who highly values education and bravery, her story made me interested in learning more about her culture, family, and experiences.

Malala Yousafzai’s home town in the Swat Valley of Pakistan is where her journey first takes place where oppression against womens education is enforced by Taliban rule. The Taliban staunchly opposed Malala’s fierce beliefs in the right for women to have an education and they did their best to silence her voice. Malala and the other women in the Swat Valley were forced to obey their oppressive regime and not gain an education. Despite the harsh climate against her Malala spoke up against this tyranny with the faith that she could cause a change for the better. Unfortunately due to this she was singled out and faced severe retaliation. A Taliban gunman stopped her school bus and proclaimed that she must be punished for insulting the

I AM MALALA is the exceptional journey of a family torn apart by terrorism, who vows to the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of remarkable parents who have a relentless love for their daughter in a society where sons are more significant. I remember Malala, as a very talented young woman with a great deal of virtue, when she has her mind set on something there is no stopping her, for example when the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, where she lived with her family, their was one girl and the only girl who repudiated against them and refused to keep quiet on her rights and the rights of all people to acquire an education. Malala Yousafzai, She tries to bring new light to an old world country.

Malala Yousafzai gives specific facts and reliable pictures to help convince the readers of her life story at the age of 14 and 15. By using logos, she talks about the Taliban and what it is starting to do. First she states that there is a radio station where a leader talks about demands men and mostly women should do and wear. Malala gives the names of students, family members, and leaders to show that they are reliable and actual people involved in the act of the Taliban and the shooting. “She told me her name was Rehanah and that she was the Muslim chaplain… she began to pray in Urdu… Instantly I felt calm.” (134) Shown by this, she also gives names of hospitals and doctors involved in her hospital stays.

Malala mentions many women in her book those who have been targeted wounded or even killed because they chose to speak out against the corrupt. Malala mentions Malalai the person who she named after, who was killed but inspired troops to fight and  Benazir Bhutto who was the first democratically elected leader of Pakistan who inspired women to speak out. Malala are like these icons in many different ways but how are they different? How do the lives of these women parallel each other? How do the fates of Malalai of Maiwand and Benazir Bhutto foreshadow Malala’s fate? These are the questions I will be answering in this essay.

It's incredible how a 16 year old girl like Malala can write with such compelling evidence and provoke inspiration in your heart. Most adults and even professional writers can't write like that. Malala actually received a little help from journalist Christina Lamb, but she wrote all the words and gave all the ideas. If you don't understand let me show the example of this quote: "We realize the importance of our voices only when we are silenced". This was written by a child and there is many more amazing quotes from this book.

In “I am Malala,” Malala Yousafzai explores the idea that education empowers women to stand up for their rights, so that they can have a positive future.

Empowering the women in pakastin to have right to education Malala Yousafzai encourages many people around the world to stand up for what they feel is right about their education and stand up for their rights in the Taliban. Time and placing affects one thinking due jealousy felt by wanting other to succeed in their life The autobiography, i am Malala by begins with the scene of young Pakistani education and how it was and the women's right activist and Malala being shot in her head when she was 15 years old. Her school bus had been stopped by the taliban, who after which the taliban pulled the gun on the girls was Malala and she got hit with a bullet in her head. Malala then ends her prologue with the words of this quote “Who is Malala?

Malala began writing at the age of eleven for BBC under the pseudonym “Gul Makai.” She wrote about her feelings, dreams, fears, and life under the Taliban and it was published in a journal. Later, she became even more well known for her speeches, such as her address to the United Nations on her sixteenth birthday, just nine months after she was shot by the Taliban. She is an accomplished writer, already writing three books, I am Malala, I am Malala Abridged, and Malala’s Magic Pencil. She also has a movie documentary about herself called “He named me Malala.” However this is not where she stops, she continues to fight for education for children and

Malala Yousafzai begins her story as a young girl who lives in Swat Valley, Pakistan as a teenager she becomes extremely outspoken about her beliefs of women’s rights and education. In the process of standing up for what she believes in the Taliban targets her, tracks her down, and shoots her in the head. I Am Malala, written by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb is an autobiography about Malala’s life from when she was a small girl to her teenage years. Malala, the protagonist of this story may be described as determined, brave, and intelligent.

In this powerful book, there is a very important lesson hidden troughout it. The author’s message to her readers is to speak out during times of injustice, even if you stand alone. To be brief about the story, Malala was born and raised in the Muslim country of Pakistan, where women are inferior to men in many ways. Her father ran many schools, including the girls school she attended. However, a militant group known as the Taliban invaded and brainwashed many Pashtuns about their holy book called the Quaran. As a result, more rights were