Percy Jackson Vs Perseus Research Paper

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Percy Jackson vs. Perseus “Percy Jackson” draws on the legend of “Perseus” by showing the hero archetypes are both “The prodigy” and transforms it by having the same aspect of events in the story. One similarity between the two myths is that the are both the missfit. I know this because Percy didn’t fit in in his school. “Sorry don’t know” (Percy Jackson and the lightning thief, scene 3) This shows that he was an outcast in his school. Another way I know this was that Percy had ADHD and Dyslexia. “This thing of dyslexia is getting worse.”(Percy Jackson and the lightning thief, scene 4) also refers to Perseus by showing how Perseus didn’t fit in on his island. “ The king was trying to get rid of Perseus because he wanted to be able to drag