The autobiography, I Am Malala, is about Malala Yousafazi, a girl who stood up for education, despite the difficulties to do so. She and her family struggled as the Taliban prevented education, thinking it went against their religion. They especially did not approve of girls attending school. Throughout the memoir, two quotes caught my attention. Initially, a quote on page 162, provided the essence of Malala’s story, it says, “‘Education is education. We should learn everything and then choose which path to follow.’ Education is neither Eastern nor Western, it is human” (Yousafazi 162). She writes this as the leader of the Taliban believes that females should not be required to go to school, as it causes them to be westernized. They believe
