To begin with, Yousafzai had a lot of fear when she was trying to make a difference. As Yousafzai stated in I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban Chapter 4, Some people were afraid of ghosts, some of spiders or snakes in those days we were afraid of our fellow human beings (Yousafzai, 66). Therefore, the fact that usual things people were afraid of was not what was scary anymore, then Yousafzai knew she had to make a change. The author also mentions, Mullahs from the TNSM preached that the earthquake was a warning from God. They said it was caused by womens freedom and obscenity (Yousafzai, 07). Based on the evidence the reader can take notice that the Mullahs used the earthquake as an advantage to scare women into not wanting to have freedom and equality. Fear was stuck in Swat Valley for as long as t
he terror of the Taliban were there and Yousafzai used it as a way to keep her motivated to make a difference.
In addition, Yousafzai had a very supportive father by her side the whole time. When she was born, her father did not treat her any differently as he would have treated a male. He even asked friends to throw dried fruits and coins into Malalas cradle, something we usually do for boys (Yousafzai, 7). This indicates that her father also believed that everyone should be treated with the same respect and rights. Yousafzai also claims, I have a father who isnt scared, who stands by me. He said, you are a child and its your right to speak (Yousafzai, 4). The reader can infer that Yousafzais father was always encouraging her to stick up for her beliefs. Therefore, Yousafzai always had support from her family and supporters to keep her motivated.