Malala Charcter Triats

Malala is Devoted

Definition of Devoted

• Dictionary:
• zealous or ardent in attachment, loyalty.
• My Definition:
• loyal, caring, and loving

In chapter 1: Page 12 she states : "But i don't believe in fighting-even though my fourteen year-old brother, Khushal, annoys me to no end. I don't fight with him."

??Why Is this Significant??

• > This is significant because Malala is loving and caring (Devoted).
• > Malala does not want fear or sadness in her house.
• > Being devoted is being kind. If you are kind you do not want to fight or hurt others.

IN chapter 2: Page 23 the book states: " But life for the Women in the mountains was not easy. There were no proper shops, no universities, no hospitals or female doctors, no clean water or electricity from the government."

??Why is this Significant??

• >this is significant beacuse the sentence shows that Malala really cares or is devoted to women rights.

Chapter 3: Page 24 states: "At night i would pray, God please give me Sanju's pencil. I won't tell anyone. Just leave it in my cupboard. I will use it to make everyone happy."

??Why Is THis Significant??

• > this is significant becuase Malala states she will use the magic pencil to help everyone. This shows how caring she is for every human being.

Chapter 4: page 31 states: "The whole Country was in shock for a long time after the earthquake. We were vulnerable. Which made it that much easier for someone with bad intentions to use a nation's fear for his gain."

?Why Is This Significant?

• > This is significant because the sentence shows how concerned Malala is about her city.
• > malala's statement in the book shows that she is devoted to her town.

Chapter 5: Page 33 states: "i had studied the Quran, our holy book, since I was five; and my parents sent me to a Madrasa for religious studies in the afternoons when school was finished."

?Why is this significant?

• >This is significant because it shows how devoted malala is to her country and school.
• > If Malala was not devoted to education she would not want to study the Quran or go to school at all.

Chapter 6: Page 39 states: "Then he began to cry. Stop listing to music, he begged, stop going to movies. Stop dancing. stop, he begged or god will send another earthquake to punish us all. Some of the women began to cry."

?Why Is This SIGNIFICANT?

• > This is significant because the sentence(s) show that women actually believed what Radio Mullah was saying.
• > I think that Malala included this because she wanted to show that not everyone is devoted to women rights and education like she is.

Chapter 7: Page 45 states: "But the Government ignored him, like an annoying fly. And it ignored us too, the people in swat who were under his thumb"

?Why is this significant?

• > This is significant because it shows how the government is treating the citizens of their country.
• > this also shows that The governors do not care about their country like malala does.

chapter 8: PAGE 53: "THEN I THOUGHT: WHAT HAVE I DONE WRONG THAT I SHOULD BE AFRAID? ALL I WANT TO DO IS TO GO TO SCHOOL. AND THAT IS NOT A CRIME. THAT IS MY RIGHT."

?Why is this significant?

• > This is signifiant because it shows that Malala cares A lot about education and that she has a right to learn.

Chapter 9: page 56-57 States: "Candy was falling from the sky! And peace would be coming to Swat!"

?Why Is this Significant?

• > This is significant because it shows that Malala believe or is devoted to her country being saved!

chapter 10:
page 60: "It wasn't always possible to attend, between the bomb blasts and the curfew....... But if the school opened it's doors, I was there......"

?Why Is this significant?

• > This is significant because it shows how much malala really wants to learn and get an education.
• > Malala is really devoted to edcuation even when war is going on.

DeVOTION