ipl-logo

Examples Of Adhd In The Lightning Thief

534 Words3 Pages
Did Percy Jackson actually become diagnosed with ADHD? From things that Percy does, it is easy to tell he might have ADHD. Some characteristics of ADHD are intention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. In The Lighting Thief the are a lot of examples saying that the child might have ADHD. He tries to learn new things but it is difficult to him, he has a bad attitude, and he can not keep control of his anger to other people. Percy Jackson has ADHD. One reason that Percy has ADHD is because he tries and wants to learn things, but it is really hard for him. In “The Lightning Thief” he tries to learn on his field trip, but people distract him and won’t let him learn. Nancy Bobofit is Percy’s rival from Yancy academy and she won’t leave him alone
Show More
Related
416 Words | 2 Pages

The Lightning Thief was written by Rick Riordan, He is such an amazing author and he has so many other great books too. The main character in the book is Percy Jackson, he is a kid that gets sent to Yancy Academy a school for bad kids. He lived a normal life but little did he know he was the son of a god.

Read More
552 Words | 3 Pages

However, he is blessed to have these conditions. His ADHD and ADD help him stay hyperactive in wherever he is. This book was based on Greek Mythology, and there were many wars at that time. Percy is falsely accused for stealing a lightning bolt, and wants to prove that he didn't. Percy Jackson is persevere in many ways.

Read More
581 Words | 3 Pages

Percy Jackson, the main character in The Lightning Thief ,is following the path of the hero in “Hero’s journey” On Percy’s life a teacher has become his mentor. In the Lightning Thief Percy says “But Mr.Brunner expected me to be as good as everybody else, despite the fact that I have dyslexia and attention deficit disorder and I had never made above a C- in my life” In this quote, percy expresses his feelings on how he is frustrated with himself and his teacher. In hero's journey a quote shows about mentors, “Heroes are almost started on their journey by a character who has mastered the laws of the outside world and come back to bestow this wisdom upon them.” That is how The Lightning Thief is compared to hero's journey.

Read More
580 Words | 3 Pages

At the beginning of the story, if Percy would have realized he had powers inside, he would’ve used them. For example, Percy was faced with his first test when his pre-algebra teacher turned into a repulsive monster and attacked him. Instead of handling the problem himself, he received assistance from his disabled French teacher, Mr. Brunner. The author may have made Mr. Brunner disabled to represent the fact that people not originally perceived to be powerful, can be powerful.

Read More
228 Words | 1 Pages

In The Lightning Thief , by Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and his friends are in grave danger. In this fantasy novel, Riordan takes you through a story of a 6th grade “Troubled kid,” and his life as a half-blood. Half bloods are demi-gods that are created from a god and a human. Percy is stuck wondering why him? Why does he have to be a half-blood?

Read More
1071 Words | 5 Pages

Percy is shy and timid and once again all to himself. But once he discovers his power to the “full” ability he becomes more aggressive, since he had defeated his enemy in a game of “capture the flag” and Poseidon claimed Percy as his own son he had more violent thoughts”. Confirming my point because, In most greek myths the Gods, Demigods, etc. are seen as powerful and great and

Read More
283 Words | 2 Pages

The Life Of Finding Out Your Poseidon's Son Percy Jackson was just a lonely 12 year old kid with learning disabilities and no friends. Percy didn't know who his father was and his mom lived with his horrible stepdad Gabe. Percy was a trouble maker that got kicked out of every school he went to. Percy ends up at Yancy Academy for troubled kids after being kicked out of yet another school. At Yancy Academy Percy finds a bestfriend named Grover.

Read More
323 Words | 2 Pages

Twelve year old Percy Jackson begins his story as a normal kid and his first day of summer after sixth grade. It was on this day Percy encounters multiple strange events which leads him to the discovery that he is a half-blood: half-human, half-god. After this discovery, Percy is taken to Camp Half-Blood, a camp for kids who are also half Greek god. Soon after arriving at camp, Percy learns he is son of Poseidon, god of the sea and brother to Hades and Zeus. He also learns that Poseidon and Zeus are in a bit of a disagreement at the moment, as Zeus is accusing Poseidon of stealing his lightning bolt.

Read More
430 Words | 2 Pages

Such as his mother. He is intelligent because he makes plans throughout the story to get to the right places. For example, Percy makes plans, like the buses they will take, to get them where they need to be. And since he knows all the possible routes, he also assists Grover and Annabeth along the way. For example, Toward the end of the story Percy, “told Annabeth and Grover how to get back to Half-Blood Hill and let Chiron know what had happened.”

Read More
493 Words | 2 Pages

Percy is very strong emotionally and he always makes sure that his friends and family are safe. When Grover was captured and sent to Polyphemus, Percy knew that he had to go and save him as well as retrieve the golden fleece so he could save everyone at camp. Percy cares about his friends and he will be willing to do the right thing and save them even if it means he gets in trouble. Percy Jackson wasn't

Read More
1783 Words | 8 Pages

In the ethereal tapestry of Renaissance Florence, where love was but a pawn in the intricate game of power and alliances, Giovanni and Lusanna dared to traverse the treacherous terrain of passion. In this unforgiving landscape, where rigid gender roles held sway, their affair blossomed, challenging the very fabric of societal norms. Gene Brucker, the master chronicler, weaves a tale of profound complexity in his meticulous compilation of court documents. Through his discerning eye, the audience is invited to peer into the depths of this intricate case, where the clash of social classes and the weight of gender expectations obscure the truth. In the novel Giovanni and Lusanna, Love and Marriage in Renaissance Florence, Brucker’s narrative

Read More
275 Words | 2 Pages

Percy Jackson has had ADHD and dyslexia all his life and been kicked out of countless schools-accept this time it’s not his fault. An evil math teach transform into a furry and attacks him, he kills it with a pen( that transform into a sword) that his teacher gives to him. He goes home to his mom and abusive stepdad, he goes on vacation and his car is attack and his mom tells him he not normal-he’s a demigod half mortal half god and there is a safe haven called camp half-blood and monsters can smell him because his god side. The monster kidnaps his mom and in revenge he kills the monster right by the camp.

Read More
797 Words | 4 Pages

There was a time when he was very confused on what he was capable of doing. For example, in chapter 1 page 9 the text states, “I don’t remember touching her but the next thing I knew, Nancy was sitting on her butt in the fountain screaming,”Percy pushed me!” ” It seems that Percy’s powers responded to his actions as he somehow pushed Nancy Bobofit into the water. Another example is when Percy made made it to camp half blood (chapter 5, Riordan) , Percy was being spoon fed Ambrosia nectar which what percy said tastes like,”It was chocolate chip cookies.

Read More
1333 Words | 6 Pages

Throughout “The Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan, the main character Percy Jackson grows in many ways. Through application of Joseph Campbell’s Hero Cycle, Percy’s development as a leader over the course of “The Lightning Thief” can be analyzed (Campbell). Percy is born into the hero’s cycle at his natural birth and his call to adventure is the attack by Mrs. Dodds. Percy crosses the threshold, when he leaves Montauk with his mother and Grover and the first trial testing his leadership is on the bus with the furies. Trials exemplifying Percy’s growth include: the furies, Medusa, the Saint Louis Arch, the “Waterland” Waterpark, the Lotus Hotel, Crusty’s Waterbed Palace, and Hades and the Underworld.

Read More
1462 Words | 6 Pages

Percy is also gifted with several semi-divine abilities such as the ability to manipulate water and currents, enhanced strength and senses while being near water, ability to breath underwater, mental communication with marine animals and horses(since horses were created by Poseidon) and creates small earthquakes and hurricanes. Although he seems like a character that can do almost everything, he still acts dumb sometimes and that has earned him a nickname-seaweed

Read More

More about Examples Of Adhd In The Lightning Thief

Open Document