Symbolism In Stormbreaker By Anthony Horowitz

In the story Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz there is a teenage spy by the name of Alex Rider. He is a young spy who is courageous and never fails from what we now. Throughout the story the author uses symbolism more specifically guns as a symbol. Guns are always around him but he is never able to use one himself. He questions why he can die for his country but not be able to wield a gun. The author used this to show how he matures and how that how he thinks about guns with matures with him process. This shows how the main character thinks about violence in general throughout the story. In the beginning of the story a gun is an object that only the mature have and Alex is jealous because he feels he should have one himself. He is fourteen