I Am Malala Themes

The book, I Am Malala: How One Girls Stood Up for Education and Changed the World is about a teenage Pakistani girl named Malala Yousafzai. Malala is a moderate Muslim that lived in Swat Valley, until she was shot in 2012. The point of the book is awareness for education for females. The three themes Importance of Education, Fame and the Importance of Role Models, and Courage and Perseverance come up in the book often. Importance of Education is very important because it is all throughout the book and is the main theme. Fame and the Importance of Role Models is important because Malala deals with lots of fame near the end of the book and gets many letters from people saying that she is their role model. Courage and Perseverance is an important theme because she and her father are very courageous to stand up to the Taliban and she perseveres at her goal of helping girls education.

Malala shows her love for learning and her belief that all people should get a good education. Malala also shows her love for education when she worries about exams even when in the hospital. Malala also shows her belief for education with her campaign for women to be able to attend school. Malala acts on this belief later in the book when she donates to children so they can go to school. Malala’s father also believes heavily in education, having been a principal of a school in Pakistan. He also shows an unwavering belief for girls education even when he is told by the Taliban that his school is “western.” However, this is not the only time that courage is shown in I Am