Mistakes That Can Change Your Life

The protagonist in Ravens Gate by Anthony Horowitz has many problems. He was raised in foster care because his parents died when he was young. Throughout his teenage years he starts to hang around the wrong type of person. Alex’s friend convinces him to go rob a warehouse full of electronics and dvds. The day that his parents died he had a dream of exactly what happened to his parents. On that same morning Alex’s mom burnt his toast. This may not seem important but it is one of the most important parts of the story.

        

         When alex was in the warehouse he smelled burnt toast. The second that the smell reached his nostrils he knew that something bad was going to happen. He doesn’t know this now but the key to activating his powers is smelling burnt toast. Immediately after he smelled the burning a security guard nabbed him. Alex knew that the moment he agreed to do this it was a bad decision. Alex doesn’t really care about what he does because he feels his life is messed up enough.

         The problem that Alex has is a similar problem that many teenagers have, hanging out with the wrong group of people. If you are friends with bad kids it will only lead to trouble for you down the road. You will end up in the back of a police car. I am not saying that I’m the best-behaved person in the world. Everyone will eventually make a mistake that they are not proud of. You just need to learn from your mistakes and make sure it doesn’t happen again.