I Am Malala Character Analysis

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“I don’t want to be thought of as the girl who was shot by the Taliban but the girl who fought for education.” - Malala Yousafzai. Malala was shot by the Taliban on October 9th 2012. She was shot because the Taliban had wanted to silence her. She spoke out and they didn’t want her to. She believes that everyone deserves a proper education. The Taliban disagreed with her so she tried to change their minds. In 2013 Malala wrote a book called “I am Malala”. To solve the problem at hand she shows immense bravery, intelligence, and emotional strength. All personality traits that she is fortunate to obtain these noteworthy characteristics.

One significant aspect of Malala’s personality is her remarkable bravery. She stood up for her education and spoke out against the Taliban, even when they threatened to kill anybody who did. Even when Malala was 11 or 12 she “spoke of her rights” whenever she got the chance to and she acknowledged this in her interview with Jon Stewart. When Malala spoke out against the Taliban, they tried to silence her so that she could not make any bigger influence on the world. However, even after the Taliban tried to shoot at her, she still spoke out against them. No matter what happened, Malala …show more content…

She was wise enough to know that if she was to learn something it would help her, and give her strength. Related to what she said on the Jon Stewart interview when she stated that the Taliban took away women’s education because it “gave the women strength”.She said that there is “no difference between a man and a woman” which is a very mature thing to say for a girl that is her age (18). She did not listen to what the Taliban told her to do which was very smart of her, for if she did she would not be the person that she is today. When Malala was no longer able to go to school, she went anyways and she knew when to be quiet about what she had learned and when to use it to her

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