I Am Malala Theme

Often times it takes the courage and motivation of only one person to spark change or trigger a revolution. This theme of how it only takes one person to make a difference can be explored and inspected in texts such as “I am Malala,” “The Right Thing to do at the Time,” Mississippi Trial 1955, and To Kill a Mockingbird. In George Garrett’s “The Right Thing to do at the Time,” the author’s father, Mr. Garrett, stands up to the Florida state-officials about a traffic ticket that he was unjustifiably given. Correspondingly, in John Stewart’s “I am Malala,” a Pakistani girl, Malala Yousafzai, explains her passion and motivation for female schooling and makes her statement clear when she retracts to her memory to the time she stood up against
After Tom’s guilty verdict, the town of Maycomb falls into chaos and unrest due to the actions of one man, Bob Ewell, who Atticus accidently humiliated during Tom’s trail. The theme and lesson of how one person can make a difference is present in everyday life as it is unraveled to us in texts such as “I am Malala,” “The Right Thing to do at the Time,” Mississippi Trial 1955, and To Kill a Mockingbird. George Garrett’s short recollection of his father in “The Right Thing to do at the Time,” expresses and undoubtedly highlights the subject how one person can make a difference by displaying the actions of how Mr. Garrett had the courage to head all the way to Tallahassee, Florida in speak with state officials over the expired
Being a young, teenage girl in Swat Valley, Pakistan, Malala enjoyed going to school, but the safety and availability of schooling was facing a dearth once the Taliban merged in and began terrorizing schools. One day on the way to school and being held hostage by the Taliban, Malala recollects in her interview that she stood and confidently stated, “Then I would tell him [Talib] how important education is and I even want education for his children as well and I will tell him that’s what I wanted to tell you, now do what you want” (Stewart n.p.). Malala’s love and passion from school extended so far as going into confrontation with the Taliban and risking her life just to ensure and declare her rights and the rights of her fellow, female classmates to education and schooling. Malala’s efforts in expressing feminism and ensuring equal rights for girls in Swat Valley and all over the planet expanded to a point of global attention and international charities and foundations. When asked by John Stewart why she did not wait for political or humanitarian support to cease this conflict, Malala boldly rationalizes, “At that time I said why should I wait for someone else? Why should I be looking to the government, to