Response prep

 Omar Kassak 

 Prof. Dania Adra 

ENG 203

 26th September 2015

Kassak 1

Response Prep 

Brand Malala the girl who was shot in the head caused a huge impact on the society. She became “a very marketable western commodity” (Grayson 593). Malala stood against the Taliban in Pakistan and started a campaign. Unfortunately, her story was exploited by the new media so that the western media benefits from her weakness to support their own interests and causes. That is what the author means about “marketable western commodity”.

 On the other hand the writer chooses to write in a more analytic way. So for the emotional perspective Grayson did not include many emotions. However Jonathan Rao said “I guess I was worried that she was probably a pawn in a bigger game and was being unduly influenced by the people around her” (Grayson 595). In fact Malala was one of many other women who were injured while fighting against feminism. The difference is that Malala caught the media’s attention while the others did not receive the proper medical care yet.

 IN addition, in a rhetorical perspective Grayson used a sarcastic tone to emphasize on her point of view. “How many people can name the other girls injured when Malala was shot? What quality of care and support did they receive? Are they represented by PR companies?” (Brand Malala 596) . As I said before Malala was not the only girl to be injured, it is the media’s credit. And at the end we can see that the writer became more subjective rather than objective in her discussing.

In a logical perspective, Malala is not the only girl to be traumatized by such an experience, the author also points to the other nominee: Rigoberta Menchu . they both had more or less the same experience so logically they should be treated the same way but nowadays we judge on the person not the situation.

And finally for the ethical perspective, Malala is the hero of a moral story that we should all know no matter what. She is the symbol of peace of justice. So this text shout out for the need of us to jump and help girls like Malala and to help those whom they have not been heard  “no matter how vocal they may be or what risks they take, they simply don’t fit in to a popular narrative”.(Carol 597)

 Kassak 2

                                Work cited         

        Grayson, Carol Anne.  “”Brand Malala”: Western Explotation of a Schoolgirl”.  Shifting narratives.  Zane S. Sinno, Lina Bioghlu-Karkanawi, Dorota Fleszar, Najla Jarkas, Emma Moughabghab, Jennifer M. Nish, Rima Rantisi, and Abir Ward.  Mazraa, Beirut:  Center for educational consultation and Research, Educart,  2015.  Print.