Social Constructs In I Am Malala
Social constructs have a big effect on people, they cause the up’s and down’s in one’s life which makes them who they are today and who they will be tomorrow. These social constructs either make us or break us whether we come out stronger as a person, depends on us. In the novel I Am Malala by . is a great example of the possibilities and effects social constructs can have on a person.
Malala was born and raised in modern day Pakistan, she explains not only her life story but also her father’s and her father’s father, along with the history of her nation. One social construct that plays a big role in her life is gender. In America, women long ago fought for the rights that we as a nation have today. We may not be seen as fully equal as men
but we have far more rights compared to Pakistan who continue to fighting for women’s rights. In Pakistan women are not viewed as a person, but more as a piece of property. In the novel, it states, “I was a girl in a land where rifles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain, their role in life simply to prepare food and give birth to children” (lamb 13). This quote perfectly explains the way women are seen and treated in that country. There are few alive today in America that actually know how that feels and has lived in a time where life for women was like that in our nation.
Malala was born and raised in modern day Pakistan, she explains not only her life story but also her father’s and her father’s father, along with the history of her nation. One social construct that plays a big role in her life is gender. In America, women long ago fought for the rights that we as a nation have today. We may not be seen as fully equal as men
but we have far more rights compared to Pakistan who continue to fighting for women’s rights. In Pakistan women are not viewed as a person, but more as a piece of property. In the novel, it states, “I was a girl in a land where rifles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain, their role in life simply to prepare food and give birth to children” (lamb 13). This quote perfectly explains the way women are seen and treated in that country. There are few alive today in America that actually know how that feels and has lived in a time where life for women was like that in our nation.