Passage Analysis

“I love my God. I thank Allah. I talk to him all day. He is the greatest. By giving me this height to reach people, he has also given me great responsibilities. Peace in every home, every street, every village, every country- this is my dream. Education for every boy and every girl in the world. To sit down on a chair and read my books with all my friends at school is my right. To see each and every human being with a smile of happiness is my wish. I am Malala. My world has changed but I have not.” (313) 

In this quote, we sense that Malala’s spirituality and faith in Allah is what keeps her strong in the midst of all of her obstacles. Having faith in a higher power allows her to maintain a sense of hope.  She wishes for basic rights for all mankind such as peace and education for young people. This passage is simple and clear as Malala speaks from the heart and explores her dream for the entire world from the perspective of a teenager.

The rights and privileges that Americans so easily take for granted are Malala’s most treasured desires. She discusses the fact that it is her right to be able to sit down and read books with her friends and the importance of all girls and boys to be allowed the ability to be educated or to educate themselves.

The content of this passage is most significant because Malala is expressing very heart felt  ideas and emotions on the type of world , that she did she wishes to live in. Malala places an emphasis on this idea by saying “Peace in every home, every street, every village, every country- this is my dream”. Malala speaks in first person narrative with no special literary devices or technique.  Her words are simply stated from her heart.

However, She uses anaphora to place an emphasis on her concern for all mankind in the use of the word “every” in the quote previously stated . The repetition of the word “every” also reinforces the idea that Malala is determined to continue fighting for what she believes in until peace, equal rights for women  and education for all is realized in the entire world.