Similes In I Am Malala

I Am Malala is about the true story of a fourteen year old girl’s campaign for women’s right to education. The campaign began when this fundamental right was stolen by the Taliban. The memoir is set in a town called Mingora in a district called Swat Valley, near Afghanistan. Malala’s father was a good speaker and was consistently a part of environmental, social, and political causes in Swat Valley. Malala’s father encouraged her to learn and to be an independent woman, even though most women were illiterate and weren’t inclined to pursue an education. He was an English teacher and opened schools for boys and girls with his friends.

I am Malala is a heroic story about a young woman who stood up for what she wanted. This auto-biography is based on a teenager named Malala Yousafzi who stood up for girls education in her home country Pakistan. She also went against the Taliban because she didn't think it was right of what they were doing to her innocent village. When Malala was born very few people came to congratulate her parents because the birth of a girl is seen as a failure of the parents in her culture. She was born and raised in Sway Valley, Northeastern Pakistan. Swat Valley has beautiful scenery which attracts a lot of tourism until the Taliban took over the valley. Malala’s parents Ziauddin and Toor Pekai were very kind humble people from the mountain villages. Malala’s father was a very well educated man who grew up studying poetry and literature. He also started the Khushal School a three years before Malala was born. ”My father started the school three years before I was born, and he was a teacher, accountant, and principal—as well as a janitor, handyman, and chief mechanic.” (Chapter 1, Page 20) In Malala’s culture, girls are refused an education or even simply knowing how to read and write. Her father helped girls by starting the school and making a big influence on girls. Malala is truly a hero throughout this paper you will see how she changed everything.

The autobiography I am Malala by Malala Yousafzai begins with the scene of young pakistani education and women’s rights activist Malala being shot in the head. Her school bus had been stopped by the Taliban who, after asking which of the girls was Malala, put a bullet into her head. Malala ends the powerful prologue with the words “Who is Malala? I am Malala and this is my story” (9). Malala then rewinds to the story of her birth and how in Pakistan, no one congratulated her parents when she was born because she was a girl. Pakistani culture pushes for the birth of a boy as an islamic majority country. However, her father saw the potential in his daughter as a great leaser and named her after one of the great female leaders in Pakistan-

Malala Yousafzai was a talented and brave young woman who had one goal in life: to get an education and encourage others to do the same. Born in Pakistan, Malala did not grow up with many resources, but she was lucky enough to have a father that shared the same goal as her. At the young age of fifteen, she was shot in the face by the Taliban for standing up for girls’ rights to an education. Although the recovery time was long and hard, the Taliban did not silence her as she continued her campaign. This eventually led her to opening her own school in Yemen and writing the novel I Am Malala. As someone who highly values education and bravery, her story made me interested in learning more about her culture, family, and experiences.

I AM MALALA is the exceptional journey of a family torn apart by terrorism, who vows to the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of remarkable parents who have a relentless love for their daughter in a society where sons are more significant. I remember Malala, as a very talented young woman with a great deal of virtue, when she has her mind set on something there is no stopping her, for example when the Taliban took control of the Swat Valley in Pakistan, where she lived with her family, their was one girl and the only girl who repudiated against them and refused to keep quiet on her rights and the rights of all people to acquire an education. Malala Yousafzai, She tries to bring new light to an old world country.

Malala uses pathos to tell her personal stories to help connect to the reader emotionally. At the start of her novel, she explains herself just like the other girls in her town. On October 9th, 2012, she got shot in the head coming back from school. She gives great details explaining

Malala starts by reminding readers how convenient life is in modern countries, and continues to describe the day she was shot, telling readers about everyone’s reactions and her memories of the day. She presents the question, “Who is Malala?” and proceeds to tell us her story, ending the prologue. Malala Yousafzai was born in the Swat Valley to Toor Pekai and Ziauddin Yousafzai. Malala had noticed gender inequality as a young child. Her father, Ziauddin grew up with an unfortunate stutter. Luckily, his passion about many political topics let him overcome his stutter, especially after memorizing and studying many of his

Malala has inspired many people which now she is recognized as a symbol of peace and a warrior for fighting for what she believed in. Malala touches topics throughout her novel include the range of political to moral information grasping her audience attention.One main point that Malala uses is rhetorical techniques as well as diction to get her point across and make the audience understand what it was like going through the experience she went through.Although not everyone will understand the crucial experience she went through, Malala will indicate what her point will be. Malala will have her audience comprehend everything there is to know by being prosuede with imagery on to the point that this tragedy occurred.

Five features a has are  that it is not linear it does not follow a specific timeline it can jump from one time period to another, it is emotionally charged because it is a testimony of what happened to the individual, it is very subjective because it is told through the perspective of the writer, a memoir is politically charged, a memoir is also able to raise consciousness of society, culture, and the government. I think I Am Malala fits into this genre because in I Am Malala  Malala starts off talking about the day she was born then it progress to when she is going to school then jumps back to before she was born talking about the struggles that her father went through to get an education and the struggle to start his own school. I Am

Malala says ”Dear brothers and sisters” following by ”we must not forget” 3 times followed by important sayings from her speech such as people are suffering, children don't go to school and lastly and most positively that there is a bright, peaceful future. The absolut last she ends with her famous words ”One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world. Education is the only solution. Education first. Thank you” to sum the speech up.

In “I am Malala,” Malala Yousafzai explores the idea that education empowers women to stand up for their rights, so that they can have a positive future.

Malala said: “Dear sisters and brothers, we realize the importance of light when we see darkness. We realize the importance of our voice when we are silenced. In the same way, when we were in Swat, the north of Pakistan, we realized the importance of pens and books when we saw the guns.” She used the metaphors ‘light’ and darkness; and she compared light and darkness to education and illiterateness. Further, she compared these two opposite things to prove that people can see and understand the world through light. Light reveals which is hidden in darkness. According to Malala:

Malala began writing at the age of eleven for BBC under the pseudonym “Gul Makai.” She wrote about her feelings, dreams, fears, and life under the Taliban and it was published in a journal. Later, she became even more well known for her speeches, such as her address to the United Nations on her sixteenth birthday, just nine months after she was shot by the Taliban. She is an accomplished writer, already writing three books, I am Malala, I am Malala Abridged, and Malala’s Magic Pencil. She also has a movie documentary about herself called “He named me Malala.” However this is not where she stops, she continues to fight for education for children and

Malala Yousafzai begins her story as a young girl who lives in Swat Valley, Pakistan as a teenager she becomes extremely outspoken about her beliefs of women’s rights and education. In the process of standing up for what she believes in the Taliban targets her, tracks her down, and shoots her in the head. I Am Malala, written by Malala Yousafzai and Christina Lamb is an autobiography about Malala’s life from when she was a small girl to her teenage years. Malala, the protagonist of this story may be described as determined, brave, and intelligent.

“The next day he went on a live show on the voice of America and angrily condemned the attacks.” It is very frightening to speak up against something so powerful and evil, example: The Taliban. However, if the whole world were to realize that the power of these hate groups comes from the creation of fear, maybe everyone would be a bit more like Malala’s dad, and not have the fear to speak up for what is right. The author is trying to show us that no matter our circumstances we can all find the courage to fight for what we know is right. Malala is a prime example of courage because her life was put on the line. However, she walked the tightrope over the hate of the Taliban. She reached the tallest building and was able to achieve the greatest of accomplishments. Including being the youngest person ever nominated for the Nobel