"The Bravest Girl in the World" by Malala Yousafzai

This week, I read an article called the "Bravest Girl in the World". This article is about a young women, named Malala Yousafzai, who lived in Pakistan when she was attacked by the Taliban. By the time of 11 years old, she was already known in her Pakistani town for speaking out for education rights of girls.
    The author of the article is actually, Malala herself. Most of the article is actually about her attack and why she got attacked, however Malala wasnt trying to get you to feel bad for her. She wanted you to think about how it;s notonly her who was a victim, but also other girls. Yes, not everybody got shot in the head, but hundreds of girls are being stripped of their education. The only reason she got shot was because she spoke out against them. In the article, she also talks about how she loved doing normal teenager things. For example, gossiping with he friends, listening to Justin Bieber songs, exchanging beauty tips, and riding the bus. In fact, she was on a school bus when she and two other of her friends got shot. She talks about the gory detail of it, how "by the time they [we] got to the hospital, my long hair and Moniba's lap were full of blood. And also how the shooters arm was apparently shaking when he fired. She does this all to make us see how terrible things are for Pakistani girls specifically.

    Malala later speaks about how even after her attack, at 15 years old, she is still expressing her opinion and fighting for equal rights. She wants us to know that this message is so important for her to get across, shes risking her and her families lives. She also wants us to realize that the goal can be met. Already, at 16 shes been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize spoken at UN, and inspired hundreds of other young women around the world. This article really educates you on how terrible women still have it in countries specifically affected by the Taliban.

Persopolis- inquiry question 2

    The perspective that is mostly being shown in persopolis is maryjane, a young girl that narrates the graphic novel. Maryjane is actually the author of the graphic novel. the whole story is about experiences she has grwoing up in iran. The story not only includes the difficulties of living in a war torn county, but also just growing up in general.
    it is un maryjanes perspective because i think people can relate to her best that way, not only people who have had to grow up in such difficult situations, but also just young girls. the story is just as much focused on her growing up as it is focused on the war happening in her country. she didnt want the story to be about some random person living in iran, she wanted it to be about a kid, if it wasnt about one, the story would be so foreign to readers, but now, kids can relate to it, which makes it more appealing to them, in fact adults could relate to , considering they were all kids at some point. and part of the reason it was in her point of view is obviously because its a memoir. maryjane satrapi was just explaining her life in an interesting graphic novel.
   The perspective missing is the enemies, or in this story, the government. it is not being shown, because it would send across the completely wrong message. it would make them seem like the good guys, which would not only send a controversy across readers because they were not the "good guys", but also thats not what maryjane wanted to do. she was a victim of what the government was doing at that time, she would never want them to seem good.
    overall, i think maryjane made the right choice in putting it in her point of view. she wanted to share her experiences with the world, not somebody elses. and by doing it, it made an interesting book and character.