I Am Malala, By Jane Eyre - 1323 Words

According to the Merriam Webster’s Dictionary, confidence is stated as being â€Å"a feeling or consciousness of one s powers or reliance on one s circumstances.† Both Jane in Jane Eyre and Malala Yousafzai in I Am Malala faced significant obstacles in their lives and were constantly confronted by their fears. Theodore Roosevelt stated that â€Å"Each time we face our fear, we gain strength, courage, and confidence in the doing† Malala and Jane eventually overcame these fears with the help of pivotal role models which aided them in giving them self-confidence after dreadful events happened to them. In both Jane Eyre and I Am Malala the protagonists went through an immense struggle early on in their lifetime, and they both had a role model that†¦show more content†¦Ã¢â‚¬Å"When a girl is born†¦ she is not welcomed, neither by father nor by mother.† stated Ziauddin in a TED talk in 2014. Ziauddin has also stated that he is proud of his daughter s eloquence and single-mindedness. He named Malala after Malalai of Maiwand, who is a famous Pashtun warrior woman and poet from southern Afghanistan. Malalai had a voice, and I wanted my Malala to have the same - that she would have freedom and be brave and be known by her name, says Mr. Yousafzai. He gave Malala the name of a warrior and instilled the knowledge and confidence of a warrior inside of her too. Mr. Yousafzai openly speaks his mind on the topics of equal rights and education and encourages Malala to do the same. By doing this he regularly risked his life by talking to the media. Malala sees how passionate her dad is in risking his life for women s education and decides that she wishes to do the same. The constant death threats against her father worried Malala, but she was determined to follow in her father s footsteps so she wrote a blog about life in the Swat Valley. He gives Malala the confidence she needs to speak out by being a role model and by being a good examp le for Malala to follow. Mr. Yousafzai speaks on his and Malala’s relationship in a recent article ‘He Named Me Malala’ on biography.com, describing them as being â€Å"one soul, two different bodies.† Mr. Yousafzai advocates for what he believes in and Malala sees this and wishes to do the