StormBreaker A book that is violent and action packed!!! Stormbreaker By Anthony Horowitz is a fiction, and some characters who are spies. The setting is at all over London. The speculation of why the author chose this place, is that he was born in the UK and MI6 is in the UK. He probably chose modern era, computers are modern. The main character is Alex Rider is a 14 year old that is built. He is blonde. “He had never known his own parents. They had both died in another accident” P 10 P2 This is some background info. Hobbies are PE, dislikes class physics, mentioned in the book. The antagonist of the book is Herod Sayle. Herod is a short man, who has a darker skin tone.“The worst time to feel alone is when they are in a crowd.” P 108 P3
War. Author Michael Shaara does an excellent job of showing the bravery and valor of
2) What is the main conflict in the book? Is it external or internal? How is this conflict resolved throughout the course of the book?
The antagonist in the story is Abner Snobes. Abner Snobes is a very angry and inconsiderate man who has hate and detestation for almost anybody who is not “blood-kin”, and he portrays that hatred and contempt throughout the story (qtd. In Volpe 163).
Has a Story ever made a reader want to hurt the character responsible for trouble that’s being caused? Of course; usually the antagonist is often the nuisance. Richard Connell creates these instigative characters with pleasure and diversity. In his story “The Most Dangerous Game”, He Creates General Zaroff so that he is easy to hold a grudge against. Likewise Edgar Allan Poe Creates a character that is easy to hate. In his short story “The Cask of Amontillado”, Poe creates a mastermind killer. Connells antagonist, General Zaroff, and Poe’s antagonist, Montresor, give the reader an invitation to hate them. These two characters are similar yet different in their evil persona, wealth, and challenge.
Some of the greatest villains in literature are characters who have merely been misunderstood. While we are drawn to literary heroes and admire their strengths, we often forget to consider the point of view of their enemies. Many of these enemies also possess strengths that the reader does not realize. Along with traditional heroes, the villain in a story can be considered an anti-hero. In the story Grendel, by John Gardner, the reader is challenged to contemplate the thoughts and feelings of the anti-hero, Grendel. Exploring heroes like Beowulf, and anti-heroes like Grendel, and the Beast in Beauty and the Beast, causes the reader to develop a better understanding of the relationship that exists between the characters and their society.
Although the title of the book is named after Nimona, Ballister Blackheart is arguably the main protagonist. Ballister Blackheart is more than just an average villain from a children’s tale. Nevertheless, he still has a very cliche name -- which just so happens to be a misnomer. The name “Blackheart” does not accurately describe his mannerisms. Ballister is - ironically enough- the most loving character in the novel. He cares very deeply for Nimona and
The main conflict is man vs. man. It is more of a general conflict with slave owners versus slaves. Throughout the whole book, the struggles between slaves and their masters are shown. The story explains the harshness of slavery. With both nice and mean slave masters, slavery is terrible and that conflict is shown throughout the whole story.
Cavallari, Dan, and Bronwyn Harris. "What Is Spy Fiction?" WiseGeek. Conjecture, 01 Jan. 2014. Web. 22 Jan. 2014.
Grendal, a descendant of Cain, is one of the main antagonist of the poem Beowulf. He lives under an inherited curse and is denied God’s presence. Throughout the story Grendal causes enormous grief and fear to the people of Herot. After so much pain and agony the king of Herot, Hrothgar, sends for the protagonist of the poem, Beowulf. He is a Geat and the epic hero of the poem. The wide variety of distinctions between Grendal and Beowulf is what develops the climax of the composition. Beowulf kills Grendal, so he is honored by the people of Herot for his heroic act. Since Grendal and Beowulf play opposite roles in the poem, Beowulf, they let the reader know how contrasting characters can develop the plot of the story.
The setting is important to the overall novel studied because it helps highlight major themes in the novel, it further characterizes the motivations of the characters, and helps explain the overall message of the novel. In 1984 by George Orwell, the overall setting of the novel is in London, which is called Airship 1 in Oceania.
The book Alex Rider Russian roulette was an interesting book. In the first chapter it explains a little village called Estrov and how people live in Estrov. The main character is called Yasha Gregorovich. The first chapter talks about his friends and how he lives. In school he is known as the best student he gets 5 stars every day.
The main character of the book is Mordred. This book is told in the point of view of Mordred. Mordred was born to Queen Morgause and King Arthur and because Queen Morgause is Arthur's sister, Mordred was fated to kill his father when he grew up. Nyneve is another important character. She tries to help Mordred and tries to prevent his fate. She is a sorceress. King Arthur is "the good king". He is seen as a fair and great ruler by his people. He is Mordred's son. Morgan le Fay is another sorceress. She is Mordred's aunt. She wants to team up with Mordred to overthrow King Arthur, but Mordred doesn't want to team up with her or kill King Arthur. Merlin is seen as the bad guy in the book. He predicted Mordred's future. He is enemies with Nyneve
Many books written by Brandon Sanderson are loved around the world. It isn't only the writer that encourages everyone to read his books. It’s the entire community of Brandon Sanderson’s dedicated fans. His books are always analogous but different enough to make it not so monotonous. So pertaining to the series Mistborn and Stormlight Archive, why is it that people keep coming back to read his books? Is it the God theories that are always such a large part of them? Then maybe it’s that he meticulously creates each story of a character giving each a back story a personality and even a hidden truth. So is it that or something else that keeps readers coming back.
William Dane and Dunstan Cass are the two antagonists in the novel. In chapter 1, as mentioned before, William sets Silas up and betrays him...
his school, Hogwarts. Hogwarts is somewhere in Scotland, the exact location is a secret. You could say that the story is set in the UK.