Chapter 5 Summary: Why I Don’t Wear Earrings and Pashtuns Don’t Say Thank You
“By the age of seven I was used to being the top of my class” (69). Malala competes with her good friend, Moniba. When a new girl, Malka-e-Noor joins the class, she thinks little of it, until Malka-e-Noor receives top marks on the year-end exams. The incident hurts Malala, and she cried. Around the same time, Malala and her family moved to a different neighborhood. She meets Safina, a younger girl. Malala plays with a fake cellphone her father bought her. It disappears, and one day, Safina plays with one that looks like Malala’s. Malala begins to steal Safina’s things and finds it thrilling. However, she is caughtand her mother refuses to speak to her. “It’s horrible to feel unworthy in the eyes of your parents” (71). After that day, Malala did not steal or lie. She stops wearing jewelry. “What are these baubles which tempt me? Why should I lose my character for a few metal trinkets?” (72). Her father comforts her by talking about the mistakes others have made. Malala enters a public speaking event. Her father writes her speech. “We thought speaking in English meant you were more intelligent. We were wrong of course. It does not matter what language you choose, the important thing is the words you use to express yourself” (78). Malala loses the event to Moniba. Instead of sadness, Malala realizes she must sometimes lose.
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Date: 13-5-2021
Dear friend ,
Hi! Iam fine here hope you are also fine there. how is your days going now as there is lockdown, and I’m a bit scared anyway... How are they going. Are you having any online classes??.. Well today in this letter I just wanted to share my experience of lockdown with you.
I am very bored during lockdown. Our area is in red zone . So as you know we should not go outside. But it’s a bit scary because the person actually has a gun and it’s very frightening I know your think I should be writing to my parents instead of you but I already did. I just wanted to share this with you and I don’t know if this will be my last time writing to you or not but I just wanted to say I hope you are ok and feeling great have a nice one ♥️