Differences And Similarities Between Parvana And Malala

In Deborah Ellis’s The Breadwinner Parvana is a twelve year kid who lives in Afghanistan forced to dress up as a boy to provide food and money for her family after her father is taken by the Taliban. Malala is an activist who received the nobel peace prize for her campaign against the Taliban. Parvana and Malala are both strong and courageous women who have been affected by the Taliban and prevailed. They have both had to spend the majority of their lives under the Taliban regime.

Both Parvana and Malala have been affected in similar ways by the Taliban. Parvana lives in Kabul which is controlled by the taliban.as well Malala was born in the Swat Valley in Pakistan and she is eighteen years old. Her father owned a school in the Swat Valley not much is known about her mom. Malala was born July 12th 1997 she is a single child whereas Parvana has three siblings Nooria her older sister Maryam her younger sister and Ali her little brother. Malala is an activist fighting for women's education while Parvana is a girl forced to dress as a boy to provide food for her family after her father is taken by The Taliban. Parvana lives in Kabul the

capital of Afghanistan whereas Malala lived in the Swat Valley in the north west region of Pakistan. There lives are very different the main similarity between them is the lack of education provided to women in parts of The Middle East inflicted by The Taliban.
Parvana and Malala have both been forced to deal with some of the same sexist laws of the Taliban.

They both have educated parents who believe in education for women. Parvana's parents were both teachers before The Taliban took control they both received a foreign education in England. Malala’s parents Pekai Yousafzai and Ziauddin Yousafzai run a chain of schools in Pakistan they also received a foreign education. Parvana was not allowed to attend her 6th grade class when the Taliban took over. Similarly Malala was also not allowed to attend school she had strong feeling on the topic of education for women. Parvana has been thought by her father to speak Pashtu one of the main languages in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Malala grew up with Pashtu a prominent language in The Middle East as her native language in

Pakistan.
Parvana and Malala are both strong female who have had their daily life affected by the Taliban. Parvana is forced to deal with The Taliban’s laws everyday because there is not much she can do to fight it because she is young and has to worry about feeding her family. Malala has also been affected by The Taliban's she felt very strongly about the issue of no education for women. So when she was eleven through twelve she wrote a blog for BBC where she talked about her life under Taliban rule and her opinions on education. Because of this I feel Malala represents standing up for yourself and fighting for equality. Parvana has showed numerous acts of bravery like when she went into the market place she has also shown us compassion like when she helps Homa. Because of this I think Parvana represents bravery and compassion. Both of them prevailed through horrible circumstances that were forced upon them.