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Character Analysis of Malala of Yousafzai 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. To begin with, Malala can be described as a determined. In 2007, when she was ten, the Taliban took over the Swat Valley. The Taliban is an Islamic group …show more content…

To be brave one should exhibit courage or be able to face difficult situations while believing that they can achieve a positive outcome. Malala is an example of bravery throughout every aspect of her life. For example, when Mullah Fazullah look over the Swat he demanded that all of the Muslims there adopt the practices that he said were good and abandon the practices that he considered bad. Fazullah said that women and girls should wear their hijabs or headscarves while the Taliban said that women were not allowed to go to the bazaar. A bazaar is a marketplace or shopping area, most which are located in the Middle East. One day while she was with her mom at the bazaar her mom told her, “Hide your face- people are looking at you.”, and she would reply, “It doesn’t matter; I’m also looking at them,” (Yousafzai 118). The Taliban would carry out punishments in harsh and violent ways. For instance, one woman chose disobey their law by not wearing her hijab in public and they threw acid on her face. Malala enjoyed writing and giving speeches on subjects that she strongly believed in such as girl’s rights and education. This is measured as brave since the Taliban does not like people who speak out against them. In 2008, she began secretly blogging for BBC writing about what is was like living under the Taliban. In 2011 she began to get invitations to various events to speak about how she secretly defied the

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