I Am Malala Theme

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.

Guy and Malala are oppressed within their respective societies.Guy’s society is mainstream, so that everybody is ‘happy’. "Coloured people don't like Little Black Sambo. Burn it. White people don't feel good about Uncle Tom's Cabin. Burn it. Someone's written a book on tobacco and cancer of the lungs? The cigarette people are weeping? Bum the book.” (Pg. 29) The citizens aren’t taught history or literature and are forced to have the same perspectives and ideals. In Malala’s society,females are subordinate to males. They are not regarded as highly and are not believed to have as much potential. “We saw a letter taped to the gate. “Sir, the school you are running is western and infidel,” it said. “You teach girls and have a

Gender discrimination is a very big issue in Pakistan, more specifically Malala’s village of Swat, as shown through the book I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai. For example, Rohul Amin, Malala’s grandfather, showed discrimination to his own daughters! The discrimination was shown on page 29 when Malala states, “School wasn’t the only thing my aunts missed out on. In the morning when my father was given a bowl of cream with his tea, his sisters were given only tea. If there were eggs, they would only be for the boys. When a chicken was slaughtered for dinner, the girls would get the wings and the neck while the luscious breast meat was enjoyed by my father, his brother and my grandfather” (Yousafzai 29), Amin has his own daughters grow up knowing that they’re seen as lesser than which is crazy on so many levels. Therefore, gender discrimination is a social issue and shown through Rohul Amin’s treatment of his daughters. In addition, the murder of a dancer and singer, Shabana, was

Miss. Nelson is Missing is a simple, light-hearted play based on the children's book of the same name. This play is about seven boisterous elementary school students who have driven their teacher, Miss. Nelson, insane by rejecting her many attempts at making learning fun, disobeying and belittling her. Miss Nelson is put under a lot of pressure by Principal Humleker to ensure that every one of her students earns an A on their exam. Miss. Nelson is a kind and caring teacher who only wants the best for her students. However, Miss Nelson has reached the end of her rope with these children when they take advantage of her good nature. As a last resort, she disguises herself as Viola Swamp, a ruthless substitute teacher to scare her students into learning everything they need to know for the test; and maybe a thing or two about respect.

“He even asked friends to throw dried fruits, sweets and coins into my cradle, something we usually only do for boys.” (pg.14) Woman were treated very different from men in Swat but Malala wanted to put an end to that.

In the beginning of the story ewbo James is longing to be a man in the family like his older brothers and his father and work at the veterinarian office and also hunt. Until he meets the cat, Smoky. During the middle part of the story Smoky makes James realize all the wrong his brothers and father have done, Yet he still wants to live up to the expectation and be a true man. By the end of the story James realizes he never ever will/want to be a man in the family because his family decided to put down Smoky. Although James tried to convince them not to he was no help to the matter. He came to the conclusion that he will never be like his family and work at

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.

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.

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.

1 . The main character, or protagonist, of I Am Malala is Malala Yousafzai. The main character of this work was very apparent, from the beginning it was obvious that Malala would be the protagonist. The title of the book is I Am Malala, and the book was even written by her. The whole book is focused on Malala’s life in Pakistan, as well as her struggle with The Taliban. The book is written in first person point of view, Malala’s point of view, and expresses many of her beliefs, opinions, and conclusions. Malala’s father also plays a very important role, as Malala is very close to him and greatly respects him. There really is not one person who is the antagonist of I Am Malala, rather it is the collective group of The Taliban. It is even hinted

The outstanding novel, I Am Malala: The girl who stood up for education and was shot by the Taliban, was written by Malala Yousafazai and Christina Lamb. Published by Back Bay Books at New York in June 2015, it takes place in The Swat Valley of Pakistan from 1997 to 2013 and mainly discusses the issue of women’s rights. This novel argues that women all over the world should have the right to an education, including many strengths such as cultural detail and emotion as well as weaknesses such as many Urdu words and complicated passages about global affairs. It demonstrates these strengths and shortcomings all throughout the book in even doses, resulting in a very intruiging story.

In November of 2016, Americans will have a unique opportunity to vote for a woman for President for the first time. Many will not, for reasons related to her policies, her party, or even her past. But others will not solely because of her gender. In my opinion, gender, like race or sexuality, is irrelevant as a qualification for running for office. Others will disagree, and disagree rather forcefully. There will come a time when someone will tell me not to vote for this woman. When that time comes, will I be able to make my voice heard? Will I have the courage of my convictions?

“One child, one teacher, one book, one pen can change the world.” This inspirational saying by Malala Yousafzai helped my understanding of what has been happening in Pakistan and many other countries all over the world. It shows us how important the littlest things can be and how by ourselves, we can make an impact on the world. In the book, I am Malala, by Malala Yousafzai, Malala explained how as a child, she was denied education because of the Taliban (a group of terrorists) and she chose to do something about it: she spoke out against them. When they tried to retaliate, even more people joined her cause for justice. In a similar case, Arnold (Junior), in the book The absolute Diary of a Part TIme Indian, was a boy living on a North American Indian reservation (rez) where unlike Malala, he was able to go to school, but his schools were very bad. Mr. P, his teacher, told him that if he does not leave the res, that he will not get any further in life. He decided to transfer to Reardan, a school outside of the reservation, where he knows that it will not be easy. He faces discrimination and he is exposed to more and more of the terrible things that happen in the world. And even though we learn from him that living on an Indian reservation is not a walk in the park, and that even living there does not compare to going to school at Reardan. Unfortunately for these two characters, they have both faced hardships that have deeply affected their lives. These stories show that when someone is in an environment that makes them lose their innocence, sometimes they also lose faith in humanity; when that has happened to someone, they might want to stand up for the other people with similar struggles.

This work is comparative research to publications about Malala’s success. Researcher made literature review related to this topic. Obviously, Malala’s actions reflected not only Eastern, but also Western Media. Also researcher has read many articles related to essay to find out differences in approaches to Malala Yousafzai’s actions. So, Malala and her dad Ziauddin Yousafzai, who has gotten a lot of commendation abroad and feedback at home for his key part in Malala's prosperity, were avid to uncover the circumstance for schoolgirls in Swat, yet they were credulous about the intrigues of the effective worldwide media juggernaut. They couldn't imagine how the media and different figures would take responsibility for story once Malala was shot. Obviously, occasions were totally out of the family's hands as they focused just on administering to their fundamentally injured girl. Later, the distribution of the book I am Malala with co-writer Christina Lamb's hostile to military insertions added to Pakistani suspicions that Malala's story was being utilized to advance an against