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冲突、危机与反思：解读厄普代克的《恐怖分子》
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Abstract:
在小说《恐怖分子》中，约翰？厄普代克从“他者”的视角叙述一个处于美国社会边缘地位的少数族裔优秀青年如何一步步演变为潜在的恐怖分子的经历。通过描写主人公艾哈迈德冲突→危机→救赎的心路历程，作者剖析了“9？11”发生的深层原因，并尝试探究化解危机的方法。而反思该小说在美国本土遇冷的现实也从侧面证明了调解不同文明间冲突的不易。
John Updike tries to focus on the transformation of Ahmad, a young member of marginalized ethnic minority, from a good student to a potential terrorist from the perspective of the Other, i.e. American Islam, in his novel Terrorist. Through the depiction of Ahmad’s change of mind from conflicts, crisis to redemption, Updike analyzes the underlying causes of 9？11 terrorist attack and explores the ways to solve the conflicts. The novel’s unpopularity in the USA proves the difficulty of mediating cross-cultural conflicts.
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