He Named Me Malala Essay

In the movie, He named Me Malala we realize that it is the Taliban’s mission to silence all free and independent thought. In particular, they tried to silence Malala for aspiring an education. However, despite the Taliban’s attempt to silence her, Malala’s thought is now heard loudly throughout the world. And against all odds, she was able to overcome the enormous obstacles she faced before and after the Taliban’s shooting. And become an advocate for women’s education and a Nobel Prize Winner. All in which many believe was her destiny due to her name being Malala. From the very beginning of the movie He Named Me Malala, we see a girl named Malalai of Maiwand, a local legend known in the western world as the “afghan Joan of Arc”. During the 1800’s when the Pashtun were turning around scared to fight, brave young Malalai spoke up and encouraged the people of Pashtun to stand up in battle and fight against the British,
Becoming motivational she did all on her own, because a simple name doesn’t make you a hero. But in my opinion, Malala’s father giving her this name meant he wanted something special for his daughter. Therefore, I believe that without his drive for her to be special, I don’t believe Malala would be the strong advocate for women’s education as she is today. Furthermore, I believe that Malala’s father’s desire, encouragement and support that gave Malala her destiny not simply her name. Moreover, as Malala says, “He named me Malala, he didn’t make me Malala.” Conclusively, being given a name doesn’t make someone a hero. Therefore, despite the fact that Malala was given a successful name and people believe this is the reason Malala was destined to be the successful advocate for women’s and girls education, I believe that it is her fathers encouragement, support, and desire that gave Malala her destiny not anything