Stormbreaker

movies. Stormbreaker is one of those many spy fiction novels that most of us have read at least once. The novel was written by Anthony Horowitz and has been the winner of many awards. Stormbreaker has also been produced into a film, directed by Geoffrey Sax. The following pages will be discussing the question, ‘Why is Stormbreaker a good example of spy fiction?’ and it’s main character Alex Ryder, the villain Herod Sayle and the novel's action and climax moments. Stereotypes are something found in all stories and Stormbreaker is no exception, especially with the Alex Ryder being one the most stereotypical character in the novel, however this does not make him a substandard, as predictable…

End of Unit: Diversity Have you ever just ask yourself the question “What really is ‘normal’?” In the novels, Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix, and Alex Rider: Eagle Strike by Anthony Horowitz the protagonists live less than “normal” lives. In Among the Hidden, the protagonist Luke Garner does not officially exist because the government does not allow families to have more than two children in fear of a global food shortage, so Luke is forced to stay in his home, and the most he’s…

The theme of perseverance, is one that everyone can relate to. Look no further than Alex Rider in Stormbreaker, the finest teenage spy we've ever seen. Alex faces challenge after challenge an unforgiving boot camp, a high-octane mission, and countless near-death experiences along the way. Sometimes he thinks that he can't go on. Sometimes he thinks that he's just been wasting his time. But—no matter what—he always comes through in the end. Mallory was an extraordinary climber, and nothing would…

The book Stormbreaker, written by Anthony Horowitz is a great book. Stormbreaker is about a 14 year old boy, Alex Rider, who gets recruited into the spy business after his uncle, who was a spy, dies. He is sent to a millionaire's home and manufacturing plant to check a few things out for M16. The setting of the story is in London, England, where M16 is stationed. This affects the main character because he is headed to look over something at Port Talon and at the end of the book he has to find a…

The film “Stormbreaker” wouldn’t be such a great action and adventure film without the interesting characters, the quest and a sense of danger. Stormbreaker wouldn’t be such a good action and adventure film without interesting characters. In “Stormbreaker” the plot and the characters take a big chunk out of the movie as most of the dialogue is done by characters, so, you NEED interesting character for an action and adventure movie like Stormbreaker. Evidence for this is in when the movie…

‘Stormbreaker’ by Anthony Horowitz is a novel of spy fiction and is evidently an adequate example of spy fiction for many reasons. Some of which include: The protagonist’s gadgets, the revelation of the antagonist’s entire master plan, and the protagonist saving the day with mere moments to spare. In Horowitz’s novel of spy fiction contains many gadgets unique to his novel, as Alex Rider’s gadgets may appear to be ordinary products and items a teenage boy would own, like most spy’s gadgets are,…

Stormbreaker, written by Anthony Horowitz and published in September 2000 tells the story of Alex Rider, a posh London schoolboy whose uncle had supposedly died in a car accident, and Herod Sayle a billionaire with a deadly secret. Anthony Horowitz uses techniques such as imagery, description to influence the reader to see these two characters as opponents. Anthony Horowitz represents Alex Riders as cautious, careful and short-sighted whereas Herod Sayle is an opportunistic, forward planning and…

Smart, sneaky, daring and adventurous are all traits that define a spy. In Anthony Horowitz’s novel, Alex Rider: Stormbreaker, Alex Rider, the protagonist, is a young teen whose uncle has just died. Ian Rider, Alex Rider’s uncle, was killed in a car crash, but something seemed off about his death. When Alex went to find clues to what happened, he was recruited by his Uncle’s employers, MI6, the United Kingdom’s secret service. Throughout the whole story, Alex Rider, a teen spy, works to avenge…

Independent Novel Study Fiction 1 The book that I'm reading is called Alex Rider Storm Breaker, written by Anthony Horowitz. Alex Rider is the 14-year-old boy whose uncle dies in a car crash in Chelsea London. But he soon realized that his uncle was actually a spy on an ongoing mission. After Alex's uncle died Alan Blunt wanted Alex to continue the mission. At the end of the mission Alex Kills Herod Style where he was going to activate the computers. The mood of the book is kind of all it can…

The next subject that absolutely kills the book readers is details. When a movie takes a scene from the book and makes up the details of what really happened to make it interesting on screen is like a slap in the face to me. When MI6 recruits Alex Rider after his uncle died on a mission, they send him off to save the world on nine different occasions. In the books by Anthony Horowitz, Alex doesn't have a love interest until book number three, Skeleton Key, in which he meets Sabina Pleasure at…