I Am Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai is a truly brave character. In the face of adversity, she never backed down nor did she give up. When the Taliban invaded her hometown she chose to not only ignore their commands, but to speak out against them. Ever since the age of 11, she advocated Women’s Rights and the power of education, two topics that were previously ignored. She raised awareness of the ignorance that infested her village, and left a footprint that could never be erased. Throughout the entirety of her novel, Yousafzai constantly conveyed the theme of courage. A characteristic that most children her age lacked. Within the text of I am Malala, Malala Yousafzai communicates her message of fearlessness through a series of events that showcase her relentless nature. At the beginning of her linear narrative she depicts a dialogue of her prayers in which she asked God, “For the strength
Before Yousafzai was even a teenager, she already wanted to change the world. While most girls her age would ask god for a new toy to play with, Yousafzai asked god for courage to save the word with. These are just the grassroots of Yousafzai’s brave actions. In the heart of the novel, Yousafzai explains her scandalous journals she wrote for the British Broadcasting Corporation under the anonymous name of Gul Makai. She stated, “I wrote about how hard it was to study or sleep at night with the constant sounds of fighting in the hills outside town” (77). Taking on such a task was extremely risky, and could’ve meant life or death for Yousafzai. Regardless, she wrote the journals with pride, and payed little attention to the oppressors of her nation. Towards the end