Nonfiction Reading Response

    The author of "Malala's Mission," Allesandra Potenza wants the me to know about Malala's goal of women's equality. More specifically, the goal of a women's right for education in her nation, Pakistan. The article is about a girl named Malala Yousafzai who was shot in the head because her role as an activist for the equality of boys and girls. Since 2008, Malala has been speaking out for what she thinks is right.  
    The author wants me to focus on Malala's story as an activist. Before going into the interview portion of the article, she talks about Malala's life. She described Malala's life in Pakistan and until she was shot in the head. The author also described where she fled to after being shot. From Malala at 15 years old until her at 17 years of age, the author has summarized her life so I can get a feel of why Malala is fighting so hard for what she believes in. In the interview portion, Potenza asked questions like, "Why do you think girls' education is an important issue?" and "What would you say to the members of the Taliban who tried to kill you?" to give me a further explanation of Malala's motives. These questions show me why Malala cares so much about women's education.
    Malala is quoted  quite often, as there is an interview with her in the article. Her perspective adds depth, personality and a connection with readers. Her interview shows her point of view instead of just the facts. Its states her experiences and how she dealt with them. One example is when Malala was giving advice to her peers. "They [teenagers] usually consider themselves people who have fun [and] take selfies, but I think it's important that teenagers take active roles in speaking up against injustice and inequality." This part of the text makes me think about all the ways that people can contribute to society.
    This article has made me acknowledge that women don't have the same opportunities as men. Living in America has made me take my opportunities for granted and forgetting that not everyone can just go to school. It makes me wonder about the government of other countries and why they believe that everyone shouldn't have equal rights. For that, I would like to further research it.

   

Reading Response for Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

    Wars happen every single day, all over the world. Although kids should not be exposed to them, they are. Young children are traumatized by the by the graphic things that they have to see and the overall confusing concept of war. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi discusses many heavy topics, the main topic being war. The book will most likely be problematic for young children,(ages 11 and down) therefore should be limited to only older and more mature people.
    Certain scenes in the book are too graphic for young kids. They might be traumatized by the scenes and be scared by seeing the drawings in the book and reading the excruciating detail. For instance, on page 40 of the book Marjane wrote, "After Black Friday, there was one massacre after another, May people were killed." Many young kids would be dolorous with the content of the book.
    Young kids cannot apprehend war. This is just one of the many things kids around the age that Marjane was during the war in her country did not understand. To corroborate, Marjane wrote on page 92, "We didn't really like the veils, especially since we didn't  understand why we had to wear them." If young kids cannot understand why they were being obtruded with the veil, they definitely could not understand why a war would start and why a war would be so violent and relentless.
    This connects to the world because wars happen everywhere, everyday. Unfortunately, young kids cannot choose not to be there. They are traumatized by just looking out of their windows. Not having young kids read books like Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi is one way of limiting the amount of traumatized and disturbed children trying to cope and understand war.