![]() Grief admires several historical dictators and war criminals including Adolf Hitler, Napoleon Bonaparte, and Josef Stalin, which suits his fascist and misanthropic views of the world - this is an extension of his deeply narcissistic nature, since he admired men who displayed similar ambition, ruthlessness and brilliance as he did. Grief also knew to prepare them for dangerous situations, putting them through rigorous physical training and teaching them to kill.ĭr. ![]() This factor is what spurs Julius Grief into his obsession with killing Alex Rider. ![]() He has an ambiguous and idealistic relationship with his 'children' and in general makes them slavishly devoted to him. He would be willing to cut Alex open and pull out his internal organs one by one without remorse, no matter how hard the boy would scream and cry.Ī psychopathic individual, Grief shows immense self-confidence, as well as cruelty and pure sociopathy. Unsurprisingly, Grief has absolutely no qualms about the idea of vivisecting Alex in a biology classroom, without anesthetic. While all his clones seem to idolize him, Grief appears to only care about the children for what they will do for him rather than for who they are. When Alex insulted Stellenbosch, Grief became enraged by the boy's disrespect. They may or may not be in love, but either way, it seems that Stellenbosch lives in complete servitude to Grief, acting as his brutish personal bodyguard and carrying out his dirty work. Grief has an ambiguous relationship with Eva Stellenbosch. He displays several aspects of a misanthropic megalomaniac, most notably a casual obsession with obtaining personal power, which extended to his actions of naming his 'children' for famous conquerors in history - namely, Adolf Hitler, Napoleon Bonaparte, Mao Zedong and Julius Caesar. Grief was an expert tactician, with a web of criminal mastery in his intellect and an unrivalled analytical mind, considered one of the most scientific characters in the Alex Rider series. Grief was extremely narcissistic and selfish, and was egotistical into cloning himself sixteen times and callously utilising the families of rich families in his labyrinthine schemes. Even before Alex knew of the monster that Grief was, he found the man to be extremely unsettling. He performed tests and experiments on prisoners, showing a total lack of conscience. He purposefully conducted his research in South Africa because the moral regulations set down in other countries did not apply there. He is a very accomplished scientist, but in all the worst ways. He kills without sparing a second for remorse and does nothing for anyone except himself. He is a highly idealistic misanthrope, and he truthfully believes that he can and should seize hold of the world through his clones. Doctor Grief displaying his xenophobic racism in a conversation with Alex Rider and StellenboschĪlthough highly intelligent, Grief is sadistic and borderline insane. Under the laws that came to be known as apartheid, black people were not allowed to live near white people, they could not marry white people, they could not share white toilets, restaurants, sports halls or bars. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title."The white people of South Africa ruled everything. Rocky Hill, CTĬopyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc. With a plastic case that is both durable and informative, and good sound quality cassettes that are well-marked, this will be popular with listeners who like living on the edge vicariously.īarbara Wysocki, Cora J. Narrator Simon Prebble adroitly handles a widely diverse cast of characters that includes several distinctive accents. There's even the classic Bond ending with a last-minute villain to be dispatched. An exploding helicopter, a machine gunning strike force, and other shootings provide standard superspy-style violence. Author Anthony Horowitz packs plenty of action into his latest young adult thriller (Philomel, 2002). Though Alex finds himself in a few tight spots, his courage and ingenuity prevent the school's power-mad directors from using adolescent clones to take over the world. Just like 007, Alex is equipped with special gear such as an exploding stud earring and a CD that doubles as a buzz saw. Fresh from his training by MI6, Alex Rider is headed for an exclusive private school in the French Alps because the isolated mountain academy is linked to the deaths of two prominent men. Grade 5-10-Move over James Bond, Point Blank's 14-year-old hero is also a member of Britain's secret service.
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