Island of a Thousand Mirrors Book Review

Student Name Course Instructor Date Island of a Thousand Mirrors Book Review Nayomi Munaweera’s Island of a Thousand Mirrors is an eye-opener on how ordinary individuals can transform and engage in evil actions like terrorism. In the novel, Munaweera traces the life of Saraswathi, an ordinary girl who eventually becomes a suicide bomber. Saraswathi becomes a terrorist in the aftermath of harrowing trauma. Soldiers rape Saraswathi and go ahead and insult her saying that she is a “tiger bitch.” The shock of being abused and humiliated haunts her for years. When Saraswathi kills for the first time the soldier captured by the LTTE, she finds it satisfying. The soldier’s plea for mercy strengthens her resolve to torture and kill him. Examining the actions of Saraswathi gives another angle regarding terrorism. It is not the wish of Saraswathi to be a terrorist, rather, circumstances have forced her. For instance, the need to have a sense o...