Character Analysis Of Scorpia

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Alex Rider “The Fourteen-Year-Old Spy”, is working against “Scorpia” to save the lives of 12,000 school children. He is the main character and protagonist in the book Scorpia by Anthony Horowitz. The theme of Scorpia is the importance of family. Scorpia, an acronym for Sabotage CORruPtion Intelligence Assassination, is a secret spy organization built and run by criminals, making them the antagonists of the book. In an attempt to eradicate Scorpia, Alexa travels to various locations in southern Europe to unravel mysteries and problems created by Scorpia. As Alex approaches each conflict throughout the novel Scorpia he develops and expresses various forms of characteristics. In the novel Scorpia, Alex Rider reveals his character traits in the forms of loyalty, naïvety, and intelligence. Without those traits he wouldn’t be where he is now and wouldn’t be doing what he is doing now. Throughout the novel …show more content…

One case on how Alex is naïve is when he believed everything Julia Rothman, the head executive of Scorpia and also and criminal mastermind, told him. She told him lies about his boss and how his father died, which Alex, at the time, believed. Alex believed her because he didn’t know any better than to not trust strangers, especially from a criminal organization. Another example would be when Julia Rothman kept putting him through tests and procedures and he decided to be witty, versus use logic and ask around. “Doctor: I am perfectly qualified to give you an injection. You’re not going to tell me you’re afraid of a little prick? -Alex: I wouldn’t call you that”(Horowitz 171). That quote is related to why Alex is naïve because it shows he is not paying attention or looking out for anything that looks suspicious. Instead, he insults the doctor with the childish personality that he tends to display. This personality is consistent throughout the book and adds to his complacency within the

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