Summary Of Percy Jackson And The Onlympians By Rick Riordan

Novel Study books aren’t interesting to read anymore, and I think we need a new selection of books. Percy Jackson and the Onlympians is a series of books written by Rick Riordan inspired by Greek mythology and I think it should be included in the selection of books that can be read by Applewood students because the book shows an oppressive system in the Olympian Gods, the book shows that anyone can achieve greatness, and the world building is original and creative.
As high schoolers, Applewood students should learn about different societal problems, such as the oppressive system of the hierarchy of the Gods of Olympus and how those on the bottom have to follow order, but those at the top can do whatever they want, and they never get punished.

Why should they risk their lives to do the Gods’ bidding when the Gods are the immortals? Not only do they treat their children like pawns, but they also do whatever they want and never follow the rules, rules they themselves made up. In the book it is stated that the big 3 Gods, Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon, are to never have children, because their children would be so powerful it would tip the power balance between the Gods. However, the main character is a child of Poseidon, and later on we learn Zeus and Hades have some as well. What’s the point in setting rules to maintain order if those rules are broken, and not enforced? Speaking of enforcement, even though the Gods blatantly break their own rules, they also never get punished! There really isn't anyone to punish those at the top, so the only punishment they recieve are the consequences of their actions which never really affect them

In the book, Percy, who was 12 at the time, fights a minotaur, saves his mother from the underworld, and even confronts the Gods of Olympus about their poor decisions. To start in chronological order, near the beginning of the book, Percy and his mother are attacked by a minotaur and Percy defeats the minotaur to attempt to save his mother. At this point in the story, Percy has nothing with him. No powers, no tools, no idea that he was the son of Poseidon, yet he successfully killed the minotaur, something that not many half-bloods-those who are born half human half Olympian-can do. After that, Percy must venture into the underworld and confront Hades because the minotaur sent Percy’s mom to the underworld. Percy has had some training and experience at this point, but to put into perspective, it’s been less than a week since he learned he was the son of Poseidon, yet he still chose to be brave and save his mom. And finally, at the end of the book, Percy gets the chance to bark back at the Gods who have been making poor decisions after another, and actually succeeds in changing Zeus’ mind. Even if you were some hero, confronting the Gods is no basic feat, from a half-blood no less. To summarize, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief shows us that anyone can achieve