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I Am Malal A Critical Analysis Of I Am Malala

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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 …show more content…

The media has dealt with Malala’s story depending where the news is coming from it is dealt with differently some news stations talked more about the terrorism aspects, some talked more about her standing up to the taliban, and others talked about her condition and how she was after the shooting. Malala isn't very important in the contemporary world because many people still don't know her and her story and if they are aware of her they know very little. Malala’s memoir and documentary fits in her life by being able to spread her story to wider audience and let them know what she has gone through and what she is fighting for. Malala mentions many women in her book those who have been targeted wounded or even killed because they chose to speak out against the corrupt. Malala mentions Malalai the person who she named after, who was killed but inspired troops to fight and Benazir Bhutto who was the first democratically elected leader of Pakistan who inspired women to speak out. Malala are like these icons in many different ways but how are they different? How do the lives of these women parallel each other? How do the fates of Malalai of Maiwand and Benazir Bhutto foreshadow Malala’s fate? These are the questions I will be answering in this essay. How do the lives of these women parallel each other? The lives of Malalai of Maiwand and Benazir Bhutto parallels that of Malala’s because they are all women who stood

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