I Am Malala Yousafzai

I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai is about a young girl who was shot by the Taliban and stood up for girl's education. “In Pakistan when women say they want independence, people think this means we don’t want to obey our fathers, brothers, or husbands. But it does mean that. It means we want to make decisions for ourselves. We want to be free to go to school or go to work. No where is it written in the Quran that women should be dependant on a man. The word has not come down from the heavens to tells us that every women should listen to a man.” The thematic importance of this quote is inequity because in Malala’s society women have only been considered lower appreciated compared to their husband or brother. “I was a girl in a land where rifles are fired in celebration of a son, while daughters are hidden away behind a curtain, their role in life simply to prepare food and give birth to children.” Malala grew up in a world where daughters are seen as a disgrace to the family and sons were favored to be the proud face of the next generation of the family. Malala among with other girls have been considered nothing more than caretakers and providing children to their family. Everyday simple activities like girls going …show more content…
They don’t think power is in the hands of the woman who takes care of everyone all day long.” Money and ordering is not always as important compared to taking personal care of the family. Woman were only seen as helping the family and doing household jobs such as cooking, cleaning, and watching after the family. On the other hand, if they were able to get an education, they could also help bring money to their families while filling their tasks at home. Power is not measured from money or voice, it relies on the responsibilities that the person brings to the family. Women are often overlooked with their responsibilities at home just because of their lack of money and