The Hero In Percy Jackson's The Last Olympian

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In the book The Last Olympian, Percy Jackson and the demigods try to protect Mount Olympus, the headquarters of the gods, from being destroyed by Luke. However, Luke was possesed by Kronos, the lord of the titans. A year before, Luke betrayed the gods by joining the titans' cause to obliterate Mount Olympus. However, at the beginning of the book, Percy and his friends learned about Luke's childhood, which made them realize why he turned evil. During the final stages of the book, Luke killed himself to get rid of Kronos, which is why I think he is a hero. Luke's childhood was not very pleasant. His father Hermes, never showed up at his house or communicated with Luke. This made him angry at his dad. His mother tried to become the oracle, which went horribly wrong, causing her to go insane. Throughout his childhood, Luke's mother took her anger out on him, making Luke more scared and more angry at his mother. Eventually, Luke was so angry at his parents, he decided to run away to Camp Half-Blood where he knew it was safe. …show more content…

Percy dreamed that Rachael, a mortal who could see through the mist. Painted a portrat of Luke when he was young. That led Nico, son of Hades, to create a plan. His plan was to go back to Luke's childhood house where his mother still liveda dn ask her many questions on Luke's childhood. That way, they could find Luke's fatal flaw to defeat him. So, Nico, Percy and their friends went to Luke's house. Once, they saw her, they understood why Luke ran away. Luke's mother tried to inherit the oracle. A mist that can lead a mortal to see the future. However, the curse of the oracle made her go insane, so Luke ran away. Nico then realized one reason Luke joined Kronos: he was very angry at his mother for trying to become the