Compare And Contrast Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief

We have all read books about heroes and monsters and princesses in towers, one of these books that I have read is Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief. Many people like this book, and here are a couple reason why I loved reading this story. Including how the hero defeats the evil, and how he saves the world. A modern life high school boy who gets thrown into chaos.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is about a 12 year old boy named Percy Jackson who's getting chased by mythological monsters and his two friends Annabeth Chase, daughter of Athena, and Grover Underwood a satyr who is Percy's protector. Percy was in 6th grade and had just gotten out of school for summer break, when he found out that he was a half-blood, his mother was Sally Jackson, a mortal and his father was Poseidon, king of the sea. Percy got sent to camp Half-Blood for protection from monsters and got assigned a mission to find a lightning bolt that the gods think he stole and prevent a war between the gods, Hades, Poseidon, and Zeus.

Even though he had Dyslexia and ADHD that helped him throughout his journey. Perseus was your everyday man, he was never the strong one or the gifted one. Percy and Perseus are like the same person. They both received special items that helped them along the way. So, they both share the hero themes Brain over Brawn and

It is unrealistic that a teenage boy could survive upwards of 200 days in the middle of the Pacific Ocean alongside a 450-pound tiger. But literature does not reflect ordinary life, therefore it is important in the study of literature to separate the two, because literature is not about being practical or realistic, it is about being imaginative. The unreality of Life of Pi allows the Hero’s Journey archetype to be easily identifiable, for example, as literature provides the extremes of scenarios, stretching the capacity of the imagination to the very heights and depths of what the human mind can conceive. Literature provides us with an experience that reality cannot, because in reality, the imagination is limited to what is physically possible, but in literature, the imagination is able to be free. Through understanding the conventions of literature, the individual, in studying more complex works, is able to appreciate the use of the imagination to reach beyond what reality offers us and is able to refine his sensibilities as he recognizes the partition between life and literature.

In the book Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, Percy is your typical 12-year-old boy who is a troublemaker in school and lives with his mother’s abusive husband. Percy’s life changes when he accused of stealing Zeus’ master bolt and attacked by monsters. Percy’s mother is killed along the way towards a camp called Camp Half-Blood and trains his heritage as a demigod. Percy is then sent on a heroic quest, with friends, to prove his innocence and along the way, rescue his mother from Hades. After a long and arduous journey of being chased by monsters, Percy managed to return the lightning bolt and save his mother. Percy is then betrayed by a close friend, as the friend was the thief, and escaped while warning them of the true mastermind.

Strong, emotionally evocative imagery, and the use of symbolism and setting to draw out a feeling of nostalgia in the reader. Glorification of the past. All of these are used in a similar way that they might have been used by other authors during the period and reflect the state of literature at the time.

Beautiful imagery laced amidst a wondrous storyline, accompanied by memorable and lovable characters are all elements pertaining to enjoyable works of fiction. Tales that keep one up late into the night forever reading just “one more page” forever propelling the intrinsic imagination for a novel enthusiast. Yet, at times there are deeper meanings hidden between the lines. Symbols, analogies, and latent parallels all connecting to real life events and situations being portrayed by the author. Using literary theory can bring a more profound understanding of the reading material at hand, as well as unique insight as to what the author was feeling or intending to portray at the time of writing.

Thomas Foster’s How to Read Literature Like a Professor begins with an introduction that provides a framework for the next five chapters. The author explains that any story can fit into a general, archetypical theme, and he spends the first five chapters of his book speaking on these critically prevalent themes.

How can an author write a story which appeals to a present day audience? Richard H. Tyre published an article in 1978 that gives an answer to this very question. Tyre explains how most kids today choose to read books like the Harry Potter series, The Lord of the Rings series, and even The Wizard of Oz. An existing theory that Tyre came up with explains that each of these books, along with many others, have one thing in common: 6 plot elements. Not only do these stories contain the same 6 elements but those elements are in the same order! Tyre states that “(1) those who hunt for treasure, (2) must go alone, (3) at night, (4) and when they find it, (5) they must leave some of their blood behind, (6) and the treasure is never what they expected.” (Tyre 2). J.R.R. Tolkien is the author of The Hobbit. The Hobbit revolves around one hobbit in particular named Bilbo Baggins. Bilbo embarks on a journey with 14 others to recover a treasure that is guarded by a dragon. Along the way Bilbo faces many challenges that range from running into huge trolls, to taking part in fierce battles. Due to it’s main character hunting for treasure, facing most of the dangers alone, battling during the wee hours of the night, eventually finding the treasure, after sweating/crying/and enduring injuries, just to have the treasure revealed to him as not what he expected, J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit is undoubtedly a perfect example of Tyre’s 6 plot elements.

In the movie The Maze Runner Series the main character Thomas is very much like the main character Percy in the Percy Jackson Series. Is that just a coincidence or are they somehow connected? Percy Jackson is related to greek mythology and there is a minotaur which is a head of a bull body of man who lives in a labyrinth and tries to harm people. In The Maze Runner it does not directly link to greek mythology however there is a monster who lives in the maze called grievers and they try to harm everyone they come in contact with. Could the griever and minotaur connect the two movies?

With electrifying scenes that will chill you to the core, Riodan has once again hit it off with his best-selling series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians. This award-winning series is sure to give you a raw adrenaline rush. It is compelling and will enchant its readers, transporting them into a whole new realm chapter by chapter. Within these pages, where Greek mythology comes to life, Riodan paints the story of Percy Jackson in a world of monsters and gods he never knew existed. Now, meet him and his friends as they experience the thrilling adventure of a lifetime.

Because of the timeless nature of classic literature, it has a large influence in today’s world. We see movies created and plays directed over and over again based on the same stories created hundreds of years ago. Even though classical literature and comic books differ in many ways, classical literature has a strong influence on comic books. Teachers have always taught classical literature in high-schools and colleges as a way to help students appreciate literature and vocabulary. People read comic books on the other hand to get away from learning and appreciating literature to escape to superheroes and supervillains, in the battle of good versus evil. Classical literature has an influence on the characters, types of different comic books, and plots that are scripted and developed.

Although, Harry Potter and Percy Jackson have two completely different stories they may be similar in many unexpected ways. Percy Jackson was a natural swordsmen. On page 109 it says,“ I couldn’t find a blade that felt right in my hands.” Before Percy left on his quest Chiron gave him a pen that was actually a sword. The pen had a magical ability that did not allow it to get lost because if it fell it will just return back to the owner.

1: Pick one monster from The Lightning Thief that Percy and his friends encounter, and research this monster online or at the library. How does Rick Riordan (the author) make this monster appear similar or different from the original version in Greek mythology?

The same archetypal hero exists in the Greek myth of Perseus and the modern film “Percy Jackson and the lightning thief” (2010); however, the modern retelling proves that flaws or weaknesses can become one’s greatest strength.