Social justice in "I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education"

              Sexism and gender inequality has been a problem since humans have existed. We still haven't figured out the solution to this problem today. In "I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education," racial inequality is a major part of life, in the Swat Valley in Pakistan, where the Taliban nearly killed Malala for saying what she believed in. She went to school, took off her headscarf, and had a father that spoke out against the Taliban. She thought they wouldn't come for a girl, but she was wrong. It's hard to stop these things from happening. I personally find it very brave of Malala and her family to believe what they believe in considering where they live, and the many people that detest those ideas and want to silence them. I admire Malala because she wants to go back to her country after being shot in the face, and wants to keep protesting, and speaking out for what she believes in.

             I notice there is a lot of social injustice in the world, and just in my book, as well, more tan just one issue. I see that not much is being done to prevent or stop it. In one chapter of my book, Malala shares a story about a time she stole jewelery from a younger girl. She said that while she felt awful after, she knew that other people in her position would have kept stealing and saying that it was "no big deal" and that it was "just a small thing" until those small things became bigger and bigger things. She also says that she doesn't know how people can "live with their consciences" when they see people starving, or in poverty, or children without education because they have to work in order to survive. She says that politicians only care about money, and let everyone else do the dirty work for them, and she is right. As for the first issue, our world produces enough food to feed every single human being in the world, yet many are still hungry. Americans, on a whole throw away 90 billion pounds of food a year, or 45 million tons  of food. But we don't care. Not enough action is taken to help other people that are in need, when we have ample resources at out fingertips. Not enough people stop to think.

          In conclusion, there are many social justice issues stuffed into books, some harder to find than others. Especially in "I am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education," she sees more things in the world than most, the good and the bad, and this makes her fight for her beliefs even more. Sexism may be the most apparent issue in this book, but if you really search, you can find many more. Malala is extremely bright, and observant, and sees what is going on around her, and doesn't ignore the problems she has to face, like many of us do.