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CHAPTER IV ANALYSIS
In this chapter, the analysis is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on describing the setting of place, time, and social circumstance in I Am Malala.
The second part focuses on how the setting of social circumstances influences Malala’s reasons and actions to resist against Taliban’s rules on ideal Muslim
women.
A. The Description of setting in I Am Malala
According to M.H. Abrams in A Glossary of Literary Terms, setting consists of the general locale, historical time, and social circumstances in which
its action occurs Abrams, 2003: 330. In this part, the writer analyzes the setting in I Am Malala. The analysis of setting is divided into three parts. They are setting
of place, time, and social circumstances in which the story occurs.
1. Setting of Place
According to Hugh Holman and William Harmon, setting of place is the actual geographical location, its topography, scenery, and physical arrangements
Holman and Harmon, 1986: 468. In the autobiography I Am Malala, the story takes place in Swat valley,
Pakistan. Swat valley or Swat is an administrative district in the Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, “Today Swat is Part of the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, or KPK as many Pakistanis call it” Yousafzai, 2013: 7.
Based on geographical condition, Swat valley is located in the territory of Hindu Kush Mountain. It is a mountain that stretches along the Afghan-Pakistan
border, central Afghanistan and northern Pakistan. By seeing the geographical condition, Afghanistan and Pakistan are neighboring country. Therefore, when
there is a problem between them, they often help each other. For example, thousand men from Pakistan go to Afghanistan in order to help Afghanistan in
fighting against NATO. The governor of our province issued a statement that anyone who wanted
to fight in Afghanistan against NATO forces was free to do se. Some 12,000 young men from Swat went to help the Taliban. Many never came
back Yousafza, 2013: 40. Because Swat is in the territory of Hindu Kush Mountain, the scenery is
very beautiful even it used to be well-known as Uddyana or garden for people who lived in it. There were fields of beautiful flowers, delicious fruits, and river.
Besides, there were many beautiful places to visit, like waterfalls, lakes, ski resort, the wali’s palace, and the Buddha statues. Therefore, many people came on
holiday in Swat valley to enjoy the clean air and scenery. We lived in the most beautiful place in all the world. My valley, the Swat
Valley, is a heavenly kingdom of mountains, gushing waterfalls and crystal-clear lakes. WELCOME TO PARADISE, it says on a sign as you
enter the valley. In olden times Swat was called Uddayana, which means
„garden’. We have fields of wild flowers, orchards of delicious fruit, emerald mines and rivers full of trout Yousafzai, 2013: 7.
The beauty of Swat not only attracts the visitors but also people surrounding it to move and live in it, especially in Mingora. Mingora is the
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