The Lightning Thief By Rick Riordan

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The Lightning Thief, written by Rick Riordan, proceeds on an exhilarating speculation through the perspective of Percy Jackson, the protagonist, as he rendezvous a heap of challenges and distinguishing his inevitable legacy as a demigod. Throughout the novel, Percy undergoes phenomenal diversifications in his attitude and personality, shaped by experiences, provocations, and newborn self-awareness. At the beginning of the novel, Percy is introduced as a discombobulated twelve-year-old boy in 6th grade with little to no narcissism and self-morale mixed with ADHD and dyslexia. He struggles with reading English. Percy periodically runs into misconceived confrontations with school administrators at Yancy Academy. This is not even close to the beginning of all of Percy’s complications, as Percy still has numerous unsolved questions about his absent father. The provocation that transformed Percy’s personality primarily came when Zeus accused Percy of embezzlement of Zeus’ Masterbolt. There are a few individuals that alter throughout the plot of the story. …show more content…

While trying to downscale the situation. In the text it states The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. “‘They should’ve been overthrown thousands of years ago, but they’ve hung on thanks to us Half-Blood.’ I couldn’t believe what was happening. ‘Luke, you're talking about our parents,’ I said.” (pg 365) While the oracle’s wrath was gleaming to life in camp Half-Blood, Percy was rather calm although disbelieving as well as pessimistic he remained patient. He was always vexed to destroy or at least diminish the conflict. Through his interactions with Luke, we can observe how much Percy truly matured from the beginning of the book. In the genesis of the novel Percy was naive, confused, and weak, now he is calm, reciteful, and analyzing. He handled this situation much differently than he did with his mother’s