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Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief is a nonfiction book, and is one out of five in the series. The book was written in 2005 by an author named Rick Riordan, who also published the series The Heroes of Olympus. The book tells a narrative of a hero through the use of mythology and tells a story of dangerous adventures Percy shares with his friends, Annabeth and Grover. Percy Jackson and the Lighting Thief is apart of the monomyth because the book follows Joseph Campbell's Hero’s Journey.
The book I have chosen for my book report is Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief. The author of this book is Rick Riordan whom is also the author of the 39 Clues book series as well. The book Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief was published July 1, 2001. The two characters in this book that aid Percy Jackson on his journey are Grover and Annabeth. The most important character in this book is Percy Jackson.
“The Lightning Thief” is a current Greek mythology by Rick Riordan. Percy Jackson has the characteristics of a Greek hero because he is, after all, a demigod. He goes on an unknown journey after his mother who is captured, retrieve the master bolt and return the helmet back to Hades. As he goes on a journey to complete a heroic quest while on his way he faced a couple challenges along his way to save the world from a horrendous war. Thus, this shows that Percy Jackson is an archetypal hero because he possesses courage and selflessness.
Percy Jackson, The main character in the Lightning Thief is following the path of a hero in “The hero's Journey. Percy does not believe he is ordinary which scares him because he thinks other people don't either but he fights through it. He now goes to half blood camp with other non ordinary people he wants to be normal but he was born with a god being his father so he got half of his father's power and he is a son of one of the most powerful gods. That god is poseidon the god of water it self.
The scene occuring on my bookmark is is from Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters. In this specific scene, Percy and Annabeth are sailing in the sea where the Sirens are. This scene takes place near the sea where the Sirens are. Annabeth wants to hear these Sirens sing, but knowing that she’ll go mad if she hears them, she tells Percy to tie her up so she can't get away.
If I were to give you a choice between reading a book or watching the movie? which would you choose? I bet a lot of you said movie. If you said book you don’t need to read this. Here are reasons books are better than movies.
In Rick Riordan’s Percy Jackson Sea Of Monsters, a thirteen year old demigod named Percy Jackson, goes on a quest with his best friend Annabeth and his recently discovered half brother to retrieve the Golden Fleece to save Thialia’s poisoned pine tree that protects the campers at Camp Half Blood, and to save Percy’s best friend Grover. So what does it truly mean to be successful at something? Does it mean to be known for what that person did or does it represent the feeling someone feels after completing a task. To one, it could mean the satisfaction of accomplishing something after a long time of concentration and hard work.
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, written by Rick Riordan, is about 12 year-old Percy discovering who he was and that his dad is Poseidon; Greek god of the sea. An interesting character in the novel was Grover Underwood. Grover is an interesting character because he is Percy’s protector, he is hard-working, and he is thoughtful. Grover –who is Percy’s best friend and protector– is an important character in the book.
Hoggle: A Character Analysis In the book Jim Henson’s the Labyrinth by A.F.H. Smith the character Hoggle goes through an extreme character evolution. Hoggle is a small, goblin-like creature who assists Sarah in her journey. He starts off as a grumpy and irritable character who later transitions into a loyal and helpful companion. As Carroll states “He is a self proclaimed coward and refuses to apologize for it.”
Weaponry and Tactics/Strategies of WW1 and WW2 Thesis statement: The differences between weapons, planes, ships, tanks, and tactics/strategies played a huge role in both World Wars. There are many different varieties of weapons, strategies and tactics used throughout both wars. Here are some of them. Sniper rifles allowed troops to engage in battle from long range.
Percy Jackson is modernized from Perseas by 100s of 100s of years because Percy Jackson is part of the 20th century and Perseas is from 212 bc. I showed how Perseas modernized to Percy by hero’s journey and plot structure. Luke sent Percy on this quest thinking Percy wouldn't make it through it but he did just as Perseus. The king said if you bring Medusa's head back for Perseus he could have his mother back as sure enough he brought it back and saved his mother.
The book, Percy Jackson: The Battle Of The Labyrinth, by Rick Riordan is an amazing book about a group of demigods (half human half god) that have to save their camp from being destroyed by the evil forces of Kronos. Kronos is a titan that the gods banished to the deepest part of the underworld (Tartarus) after a war against them. Now that the titans are rising once again, the protagonists must travel through an ancient Labyrinth to stop them from demolishing their camp and temporarily halt them from achieving their goal of destroying Mount Olympus and the gods. This literary analysis will show the interesting relationships between some of the characters, and how the setting that they were in affected them throughout their journey.
In the book The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan, the author reveals to us the next obstacle in Percy Jackson’s seemingly endless war against the titan lord Kronos. Percy,Annabeth,Tyson, and Grover are off for another quest, this time venturing into the depths of the Labyrinth to find Daedalus’ workshop. On their journey they meet a Hundred Handed One, named Briares,kill a demon rancher,fight a giant,and meet Kronos the Titan. What’s more, they still make it back to camp in time to fight for their camp against an enormous army of monsters. If I could be friends with Percy from The Battle of The Labyrinth I definitely would because he is very loyal,very strong,and very nice.
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.
Some people believe the ancient Greeks were just tales known throughout ancient Greece but others still idolize polytheistic ancient Greece. One of the most famous novel series that features Poseidon is Percy Jackson. The series is a collection of Greek tales that follows a boy named Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon. Ancient myths still studied today include The Odyssey a tale told by the Greek poet Homer. The story follows the Greek hero Odysseus on his journey after the Trojan War.
