Most iconic character realized a big something, or at least, a something uncommon which allowed to change our society. They led, for example, a political or social fight, an altruistic act or simply a personal success, but they changed the life of some people or the whole humanity. For example, Malala Yousafzai is a young Pakistani which denounced the Taliban rule by writing on a blog. She talked under the pseudonym Gul Makai about her life and the difficulties to be a young girl who goes to the school. This is the way she began slowly to become an icon worldwide.

But iconics characters are especially unforgettable when they mark the spirits. It was the case for Malala, when on 9 October 2012; a masked Taliban gunman boarded her school vehicle and shot her. The world has then of advantage considered Malala as a symbol because it was shocked. Furthermore, for its fight, Malala is the youngest character to receive the Nobel Peace Prize on 10 October 2014, becoming a real example to be followed.

Therefore, the iconic characters become models and inspire, thanks to their ideas and their acts, others people. They so leave a kind of inheritance which other characters reproduce, what makes impossible forget him of these iconic characters.  

Finally, the iconic characters are unforgettable because they stayed in the history, thanks to their acts, sometimes revolutionary, but especially when they marked the spirit of people. Thus, maybe that the story of Malala will still be known in a few centuries.

worldwide : a l’échelle mondiale

the inheritance : l’héritage

overrun : envahir

an opponent : un opposant 

to deny : nier

Nobel Peace Prize : prix nobel de la paix

to be outspoken : être franc 

a gunman : un tireur

a recipient : un destinataire 

to seek : chercher

despite : malgré 

a pledge : un gage

to implement : mettre en place

an attempt : une tentative

alongside : aux cotés de

to squash : écraser