Sitting in an overcrowded bus on the way to school, a young girl was suddenly shot twice by a member of the Taliban. The young girl survived and soon created a foundation to ensure that other women have the right to 12 years of quality education. Her name is Malala Yousafzai. In I Am Malala, her autobiography, she details her childhood and lifestyle in Swat Valley, Pakistan with her family. As a nineteen year old who was raised with English as her second language, Yousafzai communicates the story of her life through simple sentences and first person narration. I Am Malala, an autobiography, details Malala’s experiences by causing the reader to better empathize with her and impacting the childish tone and plot line. Malala’s style causes the book
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For instance, Malala says, “ ‘Who is Malala?’ he demanded. No one said anything, but several of the girls looked at me. I was the only girl with my face not covered. That’s when he lifted up a black pistol. I later learned it was a Colt 45. Some of the girls screamed. Moniba tells me I squeezed her hand. My friends say he fired three shots, one after another.... I slumped forward onto Moniba, blood coming from my left ear, so the other two bullets hit the girls next to me. One bullet went into Shazia’s left hand….My friends later told me the gunman’s hand was shaking as he fired. By the time we got to the hospital my long hair and Moniba’s lap were full of blood.”(Yousafzai 5). Malala vividly recalls the experience of being shot by the Taliban. As opposed to a historian telling her tale, Malala provides vivid descriptions and aids the reader to visualize every moment in her life. Since the autobiography is written in first person, Malala expresses her thoughts and writes in her book with the appropriate tone because she lived
For instance, Malala says, “ ‘Who is Malala?’ he demanded. No one said anything, but several of the girls looked at me. I was the only girl with my face not covered. That’s when he lifted up a black pistol. I later learned it was a Colt 45. Some of the girls screamed. Moniba tells me I squeezed her hand. My friends say he fired three shots, one after another.... I slumped forward onto Moniba, blood coming from my left ear, so the other two bullets hit the girls next to me. One bullet went into Shazia’s left hand….My friends later told me the gunman’s hand was shaking as he fired. By the time we got to the hospital my long hair and Moniba’s lap were full of blood.”(Yousafzai 5). Malala vividly recalls the experience of being shot by the Taliban. As opposed to a historian telling her tale, Malala provides vivid descriptions and aids the reader to visualize every moment in her life. Since the autobiography is written in first person, Malala expresses her thoughts and writes in her book with the appropriate tone because she lived