1. In the opening scenes of the documentary, Malala tells the story of a young girl who led her people to a great victory on the battlefield. She states that “It is better to live like a lion for one day than to live like a slave for a hundred years.” Explain the significance of this in context of the documentary. Can you identify at least one example where an individual or group has risked their live/lives for a particular cause?
The film begins with an animation of a mythical famous Pashtun hero, Malalai. The teenager is said to of turned the morals of the Afghan fighters around, just as they thought they were losing the war against the English. She encouraged them on by waving a flag, but just as victory was arriving, she was shot and then died. The story of Malalai is very similar to Malala’s story, as both raised their voice with bravery. This attributes reinforce the quote, “It’s better to live like a lion for one day than to live like a slave for a hundred years.” Each of them serves as courageous, inspirational, passionate and influential leader which represents the way a lion would act. The animation is significant towards the viewers, as it explores foreshadowing in the form of the consequences of speaking out. It also hints the audience about oppression through religion. …show more content…
Malcolm X was an African- American who became a Human Rights activist, and formerly was a Nation of Islam member (a hate group that believed blacks were superior to whites). Malcolm had always been surrounded by the controversy between races since he was younger, specifically when the Ku Klux Klan (the KKK) threatened his family. This resulted in them moving away. The ‘X’ in his name refers to the stolen African
The film begins with an animation of a mythical famous Pashtun hero, Malalai. The teenager is said to of turned the morals of the Afghan fighters around, just as they thought they were losing the war against the English. She encouraged them on by waving a flag, but just as victory was arriving, she was shot and then died. The story of Malalai is very similar to Malala’s story, as both raised their voice with bravery. This attributes reinforce the quote, “It’s better to live like a lion for one day than to live like a slave for a hundred years.” Each of them serves as courageous, inspirational, passionate and influential leader which represents the way a lion would act. The animation is significant towards the viewers, as it explores foreshadowing in the form of the consequences of speaking out. It also hints the audience about oppression through religion. …show more content…
Malcolm X was an African- American who became a Human Rights activist, and formerly was a Nation of Islam member (a hate group that believed blacks were superior to whites). Malcolm had always been surrounded by the controversy between races since he was younger, specifically when the Ku Klux Klan (the KKK) threatened his family. This resulted in them moving away. The ‘X’ in his name refers to the stolen African