Which part of the book made you empathize with Malala? When did you feel like you could really understand her emotions and what she was going through? Explain using details and examples from the text.
Another quote that I empathize with is Malala feeling displaced from her beloved SWAT Valley. Sense of home and identity are so important. Losing these would be tragic and disorienting.
"On 5 May 2009 we became IDPs. Internally displaced persons. It sounded like a disease."
Malala—Chapter 15, pg. 91
So much of Malala's identity revolved around Swat Valley, her beloved home where she spent her entire early life. This makes leaving Swat—not of her own accord, but because the Taliban forced her family out—especially difficult. It is made even worse because at that point, she did not know for sure whether she would ever return.
