I Am Malala Journals for Beginning of Book

I Am Malala Scores

1) Prologue through chapter 2

S. The setting in this section of I Am Malala include many place in Pakistan, the main ones so far involve Khushal school, the road by the river, and Malala’s house.

C. Important characters that the reader come across: Malala, Moniba, Tor Pekai (mother), Ziauddin (father), Malka e-Noor, Usman Bhai Jan, Zahid Khan, Shazia Ramzan, Khushal (younger brother), Atal (youngest brother), and Janser Khan (grandfather).

O. Malala’s objective throughout the section informs the reader of her love for Pakistan and the people who live there. Another objective Malala brushes on describes her personality and points of views on controversial topics.

R. Within the first pages of the first chapter, you get a history lesson on Pakistan and the world Malala came into and why she loves it there. Malala would even run around in the ruins looking for new things to find and learn. At several points she speaks on sexism and religion. Although they’re strong opinions she is extremely educated on what she is talking about; she has absolutely no shame sharing her family’s practices and views.

E. After reading the prologue, I’m not sure what to expect from the rest on the novel. I’m sure Malala will include more opinions and details on her life before the Taliban. Besides getting to know who Malala is and where she came from, I hope to learn about all her culture.

EVENT: A puzzling encounter was when malala implied she would just let a person who was willing to shoot her, shoot her if he listened to her argument on women's needs for education. When she makes this implication, i thought why wouldn’t you fight him or maybe yell for help...

QUOTE:  In chapter 2 when Malala is explaining her father's life, she explains that one person had a television. I thought this stood out because her father had no running water or electricity so i wondered how they had a television over there way back then.

2) Chapter 3 through chapter 5  

S. Important locations to keep in mind: Jehanzeb College, Pakistan, and Malala’s new house.

C. People to remember in this section include: Tor Pekai, Ziauddin, Nasir Pacha, Ayatollah Khomeini, Rushdie, Mohammaed Naeem Khan, Safina, Malka e-Noor, fattima,

O. The objective contains several key points; Malala’s mothers’ education doesn’t keep her from helping contribute to the rise of the establishment of the school, and her father succeeding with many difficulties. Another point she subtly makes points out how catastrophes occur pretty much everywhere, but all the people killed have the same value. She also touches on the importance of healthy competition.

R. In this section, Malala doesn’t leave out any details; her descriptions go into great setbacks her father experienced. When Malala talks about her mother, she describes her as a typical female in Pakistan. Then, when her mother and fathers marriage comes up, Malala explains their marriage as unusual because they were married out of love verses arranged by families. Throughout chapter four, Malala keeps elaboration on the person her family raised. As keep I reading I need to remind myself that Malala is a young child for several chapters, knowing this explains how Malala was always very mature and intelligent.

E.  My next expectations for the novel are the experiences Malala obtains through the “tween” part of her life. I also expect to hear more about her friends and the type of people she associated herself with. Malala will definitely share more of her accomplishments and rewards.

EVENT: As i began chapter five, Malala explains her love for school, and she trails off and writes about her extracurricular activities. She baffled me when she explained this because she literally participated in everything! I basically asked myself if she had any free time because how do you participate that much and still have time for homework?!

QUOTE: A few pages into chapter five, malala confesses to stealing from her friend/neighbor when they studied together. Malala doesn’t seem like the person to steal, but she compulsively kept stealing.

3) Chapter 6 through chapter 8

S.The most important sites: Khushal school, Swat, Mingora, Pakistan, Russia, and Kurram.  

C. Characters with important roles in chapters six through eight: father and mother of Malala, Aneesa, Sharafat Ali, Ziauddia, General Zia, Bin Laden, Wahid Zaman, and Mufti.

O. From an early age, Malala showed many differences from her neighbors, and their obvious differences are their levels on the social scale. As she begins seeking help for poverty she turns to her father to help these people and give them a place to stay. This is included to show her kindness and knowledge of economics to an extent.

R. once again Malala comments on 9/11 and then explains everyone’s separate views on the topic; whether it was a positive or negative response. Chapter seven explains how the Mufti tried to close the school Malala attended and father began. After giving a little history lesson, Malala continues her biography; she further explains the October earthquake 2005. This particular earthquake was one of the worst, the magnitude of this earthquake was 7.6!

E. This book is so unpredictable I’m not exactly sure how to interpret my expectations, but I definitely expect Malala to keep telling her wonderful stories. Possibly she will have a tragic incident that would be interesting, but she’s too good of a person for that to happen to such a lovely young lady.

EVENT:  The Mufti who attempted to close the school thought he could bring down so many people fighting for educate and knowledge. He makes himself appear uneducated because he doesnt understand simple things such as knowledge leads to power and money.

QUOTE: The paragraph Malala includes