I Am Malala Sparknotes

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Martin Luther, one of the most influential figures in the history of Christianity once said, “Everything that is done in this world is done by hope”. Martin’s passage expresses how hope doesn’t only go into the future but it also shows how much it provides ourselves in life, granting the shape and significance of life. The Breadwinner, a realistic fiction book by Deborah Ellis, is about a girl named Parvana who lives under the Taliban's rule in Afghanistan. Later in the book, Parvana cuts off her hair to disguise as a boy due to the wrong reason of her father being arrested by the Taliban, providing everything for her family hoping her father will return home one day. I Am Malala, an autobiography written by Malala Yousafzai, is about a girl named Malala who stood up for herself and girls education in Pakistan, changing the world’s mindset on how women should be treated. “Hope Is The Thing With Feathers”, a poem by Emily Dickinson, is about how hope is something that lives inside of us all, and that we are never alone no matter what. These three texts show evidence that hope for a better future can help lead people out of the darkness. In The Breadwinner by Deborah …show more content…

In this scene, Malala states how her father wishes the best for her, and how Malala will be as free as she can be in her future, and will achieve her goals. Malala states, “But my father said I could do as I wished. ‘Malala will live as free as a bird’, he told everyone” (Yousafzai 18). Clearly, Malala is very confident in herself and knows what she wants to achieve in the future, which is speaking for women’s rights across the globeMalala was raised with an education, but the Taliban tried to take her education away from her. Her father always hoped that Malala would get equal opportunities, as he himself was a teacher trying to make the world a better