Anthony Horowitz has very effectively used the spy genre and spy language in Alex Rider: Stormbreaker. Horowitz has done this by including highly dangerous situations, gadgets and a villain. These three things are included in most spy genre texts.
The fourteen year old spy, Alex Rider, has been put through very many highly dangerous situations. These situations are fast paced and violent. Readers wonder if Alex is going to survive. When he survives these situations, he gets back into another dangerous situation.
For example, in Alex Rider: Stormbreaker, Alex was put into a situation where he merely escaped with his life in the chapter Death In The Long Grass when Alex finds himself attacked by a pair of armed guards on quad bikes. He survives by tricking the guards into crashing. One collides with an electric fence and the other falls off a cliff face.
Anthony Horowitz also has effectively integrated gadgets into this book. Gadgets are highly associated with
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other spy books, movies and so on. Gadgets included in Alex Rider: Stormbreaker consist of; a black yo-yo that can stretch 30 metres and can lift up to one hundred kilograms, a zit cream that can burn through metal and a Nintendo DS that can be used as a photocopier, X-ray, smoke bomb and eavesdropping device. Alex uses the zit cream to burst the iron on the jellyfish tank and he had used the yoyo to climb onto the plane, by letting it pull him into the rooms after tying it to a harpoon into the door. Horowitz incorporated villains into Alex Rider: Stormbreaker in a way that everywhere Alex turns, there’s someone waiting to kill him.
In this book, Herod Sayle is the main villain, but he has lots of henchmen such as Mr Grin, Nadia Vole and Yassen Gregorovich. These henchmen trick Alex into thinking they are the good guys. Anthony Horowitz has written about the villains very well by describing their actions in detail. For example, Nadia Vole,, frees Alex from handcuffs, claiming that she is a fellow spy who worked with Ian Rider. However, as they head to find a mobile phone to call MI6 and inform them of Sayle's plan, she triggers a trapdoor that drops Alex into the jellyfish tank and stays behind to watch him die. Alex eventually escapes using the acne cream gadget to damage the tank's supporting iron girders, causing it to break apart, sending thousands of gallons of water crashing into the room. Mr. Grin knocks Alex out and uses knives to threaten him if he didn’t tell Herod Sayle everything he
knew. Anthony Horowitz has effectively used the spy genre by including great detail and using dangerous situations, gadgets and a villian. Horowitz has engaged readers by referencing other spy fiction media such as double 0 nothing, a reference to James Bond’s 007. Another way he engages his readers is by making the main character a young boy, as the book’s audience is aimed at children that age.
Alex rushed upon a boat to try and save him but
In his piece “The Storm” Elijah Paschelke reflects upon his 7 months in solitary confinement. He states that he “will never see the world the way I did before,” and then continues “I will never not see it the way I did before.” This statement suggests that he used to not notice the world around him, hence “not seeing”. He vows that he will never live the way that he did before because his time in prison has made him more appreciative of the smaller things in life.
Alexander Stowe is a twin, his brother is Aaron Stowe. Alex is an Unwanted, Aaron is a Wanted, and their parents are Necessaries. Alex is creative in a world where you can’t even see the entire sky, and military is the dream job for everyone and anyone. He should have been eliminated, just like all the unwanteds should have been. He instead comes upon Artimè, where he trains as a magical warrior- after a while. When he was still in basic training, and his friends were not, he got upset, he wants to be the leader, the one everyone looks up to.
I am reading Alex Rider: Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz and I am currently on page 383. In the events prior to the current state of the plot line, teenage spy and M16 agent, Alex, returns back from outer space after his most recent mission, which then results in Alex consequently having peace of mind after prolonged periods of intensive stress ; However, Alex’s situation takes a turn of events as the Australian agency, ASIS, requires him to take part in their latest operation codenamed Snakehead. In brief, Alex, along with his renowned godfather, Ash, must disguise themselves under the identities of Afghan refugees while simultaneously gathering intel on how the Snakehead, a southeastern gang, smuggles illegal immigrants into the borders of
To begin, Alex is one out of the four characters that reveals self-awareness broadly. Alex begins by stating, “What’s it going to be then, eh” (Burgess 1). The use of this quote explains to the reader that Alex is not only self-aware of himself, but he is careless, and he is an outlaw. Another quote that Alex states throughout the novel is, “O my brothers” (Burgess 5). “O my brothers” reve...
However, Alex is eventually caught and is sent to jail. After killing a fellow cellmate Alex is
The short story “The Storm” by Kate Chopin, deals with the subject of adultery. The story takes place in the early 1900’s. There are two main characters, Calixta (the wife) and Alcee (the former lover). Alcee must take refuge from a passing storm in Calixta’s house, while he is there the two end up making love while Calixta’s husband and son have to wait out the storm at the local store. By doing this Chopin implies the theme that is, adultery is natural and does not necessarily have negative consequences. Through out the story the constant changing of imagery plays a great role in the development of characters and their ability to demonstrate the theme.
Alex made up his own mind already and he said refused!’” When I first heard what Jack Starbright was saying about Alex Rider’s decision to not go and save the lives of thousands of people when he has the ability to, even if it means risking his life, I thought that he was a complete coward. As I kept reading, I discovered how wrong I truly was. Alex Rider is the main character in the book Snakehead by Anthony Horowitz, an action book that
I wasn’t responsible for what happened. So why should I risk my neck? What was in it for me, except maybe a bullet in the back of the head?” (Bell, 147). Alex refuses to take action to help the victims of the Tian An Men demonstrations, though he has the opportunity.
Everyday thousands of individuals put their lives at risk for no more than a sense of thrill. These daredevils decisions usually result in situations that require rescues that cost society large amounts of tax dollars. People who put themselves in a life-or-death situation should be held accountable for their rescue and should also be responsible for their actions. Being in a life-or-death situation does not excuse anyone from choosing a wrong path while knowing it isn’t the correct decision.
of other authors’ books. If you are interested in these writings, I again strongly recommend Colin Stanley's exhaustive reference
If all of these events did not happen, Alex would still be a static character. Through all of his courage, he found what he was looking for. He dug deep and went to the extremes that were not normal of himself. All of his work lead to his dynamic
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In conclusion, the title ‘Spies’ is very appropriate as the main theme in this book is spying. As well as this , Frayn has created vivid characters that have the qualities of a good spy through his use of language and narrative techniques. Overall, Frayn has been very successful in combining mystery and suspense throughout the book.
Once Alex figures out that he doesn’t get violently ill when subjected to these things government officials apologize to him and compensate him for their fault. The camera pans out and Alex just smirks at the camera, so will he learn from this experience and learn new ways to cope with violence or was it all a waste and goes back to his