Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz The book, Stormbreaker, by Anthony Horowitz is about a boy named Alex, whose uncle had just died in a car crash (or so they say). He finds out that his uncle was really shot by a man named Yassen Gregorovich. Alex’s uncle, Ian Rider, really worked for MI6. He was a spy that was hired by MI6 to figure out the secret behind Herod Sayle and his Stormbreaker computers that he was donating to every school in England. Ian Rider had figured out the secret, but before
Theme Stormbreaker Sometimes you are faced with a challenge that makes you want to give up and stop trying, but you should never give up, even in the worst time. The novel Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz, is about a 14 year old boy named Alex Rider which becomes a spy after his Uncle died. His first mission is to find information about Sayle Enterprises, owned by Herod Sayle, and why they are going to donate hundreds of computers to England. In this mission, Alex is able to enter their office
“When the doorbell rings at three in the morning, it's never good news (Horowitz 1). That is the first line in my book Alex Rider Stormbreaker. My book starts off intense right away with the ringing of the doorbell. Alex is a Britain teenager who is woken up to his doorbell ringing. He gets up from his bed to find out that it is a cop asking if this is the house of Ian Rider. Alex then finds out that his uncle has died in a car crash but he has no details. Alex then is determined to find out exactly
Which do you choose, reading the book or watching the movie? Many viewers and critics have placed reading a book and watching the movie against each other. A great way to analyze the aspects of this argument is to dissect the movie and the book, Stormbreaker by author Anthony Horowitz and director Geoffrey Sax. Reading the book and watching the movie have many similarities such as the appeaesment to the readers/viewers, the overall plot or theme, the structure of the story, and characters; however
“A spray of bullets had caught the car full on the drivers side” (Horowitz 19). In the thriller by Anthony Horowitz, Alex Rider Stormbreaker, the main character Alex is misinformed about the death of his uncle in a car crash. The story takes place in Britain, where Alex thinks his uncle was a banker. Later, he found out that he actually worked for MI6, which is the British intelligence agency. Alex is then secretly recruited by the special operations for that same agency. He shifts from a static
keep his friends and family safe (Gordon). The knigh... ... middle of paper ... ...and also risking their own lives in the process. Luckily, the hired assassin that killed his uncle saves him since he feels guilty about his uncle’s murder (Stormbreaker). Chivalry, honor, bravery, and loyalty are the main things that knights lived by and apparently we do as well. Bravery and honor require courage, honesty, and integrity while chivalry and loyalty require generosity and faithfulness (Random)
what you would expect from a male protagonist from an action book, brave, daring, strong, smart etc… He always saves the world when something bad is about to happen, which is very typical from a male protagonist in an spy novel. In the first book, Stormbreaker, Herod Sayle(a tech mogul) has released a revolutionary computer. Turns out that Sayle has loaded the computers with a biological virus. Unfortunately Alex is caught before he can notify the spy agency, therefore he has only two hours to stop Sayle
characters to that of the Bond films such as Johnny English and the Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery films put a lighter, humorous side to the real life dangers that spies face in reality. Also films such as the Alex Rider books based Stormbreaker and the agent Cody Banks films attract a different audience than the Bond films in a way because they use young actors and actresses to put across a more understandable and sometimes more watchable film for the younger audience. The Mission Impossible