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Terrorist #2
The style of this book is fascinating. This is one of the most controversial topics to talk about today, and Updike presents it in such a calm manner. He narates this young man, Ahmad through his life as if he is an everyday human being. It’s so interesting when people have this image of a fundamentalist muslim as just a wacked human being, but Updike can describe it so rationally. It makes it more easier to understand the Islam religion, because Updike does such a good job of describing Ahmad’s everyday situation. He puts Ahmad in situations that people are put in everyday, so it does not focus on the aspects that are not as common. Ahmad is the son of an Egyptian father, and Irish mother. He is a very strong believer of his religion, worships, and follows the Qu’ran. Whenever he talks it seems to always focus on the Qu’ran or his religion. It’s interesting that he is such a strong believer, because as Heather mentioned he converted to Islam when he was 11 years old. He is 18 years old and in high school, while working on the side. He has feelings for Jorleen, a friend at his highschool. Nothing has happened between them yet. There has definatly been some noticeable foreshadowing in this book, focusing on the title, Terrorist.
