SuitabookScorpia
Anthony Horowitz
- Reading
- Before reading, acknowledge that the story includes a parent’s murder and revenge motives. Afterwards, discuss whether Alex’s choices reflect loyalty, judgement, anger, or some combination.
- Themes
- Loyalty, institutions and revenge: Alex learns that MI6 was responsible for his father’s murder and must choose between continuing to work with British security services or joining Scorpia. The dilemma places justified-seeming anger beside the danger of allowing revenge to determine allegiance; the eventual judgement of either path is unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Expect emotionally charged material involving a murdered parent, criminal activity, espionage and revenge.