Malala Yousafzai: A Hero's Journey

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Malala Yousafzai is a girl from the Swat Valley who started the fight for education for Pakistani girls. She was born in a place where girls are hidden away and boys are celebrated, but she wanted to change all that. Out of all of the stages of the hero journey, Malala’s journey along with her return from darkness help depict her as a hero to men, women, and children around the world. The journey of Malala’s life has been fighting to get education for young girls of Pakistan. Malala wants to show everyone how valuable girls are and that they don’t need to be hidden away from the public, “My mother always told me,’hide your face, people are looking at you.’ I would reply, ‘it does not matter; I am also looking at them’” (Yousafzai 43). Malala will no longer stand for …show more content…

The return from darkness is represented by Malala being shot by the Taliban and returning to her normal life. Three shots were fired, one hit her and the other two hit two of her friends sitting on either side of her. Malala underwent surgery, but was in critical condition. “...the bullet had entered through the side of my left eye where there was a scar, traveled eighteen inches down to my left shoulder and stopped there. It could have taken out my eye or gone into my brain. It was a miracle I was alive” (Yousafzai 282). Malala returned from being shot without remorse, and she is humbled that she is still alive. Her outlook on life is unchanged by the attack from the Taliban. Malala says, “If they were going to kill me they would’ve done it in 2009” (Yousafzai 237). Even though the Taliban specifically attacked Malala, she still remains to give snark remarks towards them. Her strength through hurdles thrown at her, otherwise known as her return from darkness, and her journey throughout her life makes Malala a hero to men, women, and children everywhere around the

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