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Is Malala A Hero

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Heroes and heroines are people that stand up for the greater good and usually have experiences that gave them personal traits. These traits make them act in a certain way that defines them as a hero. In Malala Yousaifzai’s book I am Malala, Malala is a hero by fighting ceaselessly for equal education. In the beginning of the story, Malala was a bad sport and she stole from people. However, her experiences changed her. When she started questioning herself and saw inequality around her, she altered her ways and became a worldwide heroine.
The quality that makes Malala heroic is her sense of responsibility, or her back. After seeing homeless youths scavenging in a nearby rubbish mountain, she felt a strong sense of obligation to help them and …show more content…

Malala holds a pen because she holds on to the fact that she can write other peoples’ destiny in a brighter way. There is a book and a microphone in her hand because she is unafraid to speak out against the Taliban and for education. She believes that “if people were silent, nothing would change.” (pg. 141) She was willing to speak up, and she started giving interviews. There is a dove landing on one of her hands because she is a firm believer in peace. She has a dream of “Peace in every home, every street, every village, [and] every country.” (pg. 313) She doesn’t understand why people fight when innocent civilians are forced to leave their home and become refugees. Malala also holds onto hope for a change, hence the reason her hands are …show more content…

This is depicted by the fact that she is wearing a shoe covered in peace signs and a judge’s shoe. She is firmly planted on a pen because she determinedly believes that she can adjust the world and improve it. What she believes in comes out of her mouth. Her words show her as a selfless and courageous individual: “I don't want to be thought of as the ‘girl who was shot by the Taliban’ but the ‘girl who fought for education.’ This is the cause to which I want to devote my life.” She does not care for fame; she only uses the reputation gained to reach more people. Malala is defiant of the Taliban, and she says that the “Taliban are not our rulers, it’s my life, how I choose to live it is my choice.” She is resolute about getting an education, and nothing can stop her. Her mouth is smiling rebelliously against the Taliban, the smile that they couldn’t steal. She is also hopeful, and she knows that “One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.” Her ears hear both praise and despise. Her Pakistani siblings accuse of forgetting her country and her school and getting “a life of luxury abroad.” (pg. 310) However, her supporters and the former president of Pakistan believe that she is “a remarkable girl and a credit to Pakistan.” (pg. 298 Former President

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