Harry Potter Vs Percy Jackson Research Paper

Even though he has broken glasses, he is very fascinated with the lightning bolt scar on his fore head. The Harry is known as a

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.

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.

Percy Jackson from Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief displays many qualities of being a hero. According to the article, “The Hero’s Journey”, there are many different stages of being a hero. Percy acquires many characteristics of being a hero. Some of the stages that Percy relates to are: “The Ordinary World”, “The Call to Adventure”, “Allies/ Helpers”, and “Master of Two Worlds/ Restoring the World”. Therefore, Percy Jackson is presented as a hero from the different stages of “The Hero’s Journey”.

Rick Riordan’s ‘Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief’ focuses on Greek mythology and interprets this into a children’s story. Throughout the story, there are many references and adaptations to mythological tales, and each one is portrayed in a different way. Riordan writes this story as though Hercules, Zeus and Poseidon were still around today, and this would be the effect they would have on people in this day and age.

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief has very similar plot types and structures to the original “The Legend of Perseus”. However, there are a few essential changes to help restore the original. To start, in the call to adventure Percy Jackson’s mother is taking Percy to the beach and cabin to relax and get his favorite blue candies.

that Greek gods exist, and have been closely observing western culture and ideas. The author draws parallels to Percy’s life, who is an American teenager, with that of Greek heroes. This parallel helps the readers to relate to the book, essentially engaging the young readers to learn about Greek mythology and the lessons of life that it teaches, in a not so bland way. The protagonist of the novel, Percy Jackson, is revealed to be special in some way. This section also develops other supporting characters, such as Chiron, Percy’s teacher, who also was mentor to Hercules and Grover, who is Percy’s sidekick, a multi-dimensional character with his own past, hopes and concerns. The association of Chiron and Percy foretells that Percy will carry on heroic deeds in future. Percy fights Minotaur, a monster that even Theseus fought and defeated. In the process of defeating Minotaur, Percy loses his mother, which he feels was his last hope to returning to his normal human life. By drawing parallels between Percy and various heroes of Greek Mythology, the author shows Percy in the light of a hero. A hero who is yet to prove his worth in the Camp Half-Blood. His encounter with Clarisse at a bathroom in camp, allows him to show his strength, which was very similar to that of his father Poseidon, but also instils in some ways fear amongst the camp

Percy and Frank both grew up with their mothers and never met their fathers. Percy was raised by his mother and step-father, who he despised. Percy never knew much of his father, and grew up with dyslexia. When Percy was older, he found out his father’s identity, and was sent to Camp Half-Blood. Frank, on the other hand, grew up with his mother, and additionally his grandmother. Frank’s grandmother took full responsibility to be his guardian when his mother was killed in war. Since Frank possessed much power, the gods decided he was going to have a short life. Frank’s life depended on a piece of timber wood, and if burned out, Frank would die. Percy and Frank are also distantly related. Percy is the son of Poseidon, and Frank is the descendent of Periclymenus, the grandson of Poseidon, making Frank the legacy of Poseidon. This was assured when Frank told his group they were going to escape from the Laistrygonians by air, and Percy mentioned it was too dangerous for the son of Neptune to travel by air. Frank then replied with “You’ll have to risk it… and so will I. By the way we’re related.

Percy wakes up at a place called camp half-blood. Camp half-blood is created by magical borders in order to protect demigods so they can continue to train while being safe. After entering camp half-blood Percy learns about his identity of being a demigod. A demigod is child from a human and Greek god parent. He learns that he’s the son of one the three major Gods, Poseidon. Also, that his mother is very much alive but is kidnapped by Hades one of the three major Gods as well. Percy then goes into training and utilizes his dragon to be a positive trait that helps him settle into his new life. As his dyslexia functions for mythology and his ADHD helps him keep moving in

Flying is his natural talent, and symbolic of his first triumph. The first time Harry takes flight is to defend a fellow student being bullied by Harry's enemy, Draco Malfoy. Malfoy steals a treasured possession from Harry's fellow student, and threatens to throw it on the roof of the castle where it would more than likely be lost forever. Harry intercepts the treasured possession midair after a fifty foot dive. A teacher sees this event occur, and recommends that Harry should join the school's Quidditch team, a team that plays games involving broomsticks, quaffles, and bludgers. It is symbolic that Harry's aid of a fellow student in distress secures him a position on the sporting team. “Broomsticks are cool, I mean who wouldn't want to fly.” (Howe “Sorcerer's Stone”). Flying is an act many of us have dreamed of. It seems only fitting that Harry should be compensated with the wonderful experience of flight after suffering such a depressing childhood.

I think that the main theme in Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is identity. The whole book is about Percy’s journey and how he finds himself. At the beginning of the book, Percy doesn't know who his father is or why he left Percy and his mother, and wonders who he truly is. Percy feels as though he is a trouble child, and that he could never be anything special. However, over the course of the story, he learns things about himself that he never thought possible. What he thought were weaknesses turned out to be the signs of a demigod, and a particularly powerful one. Percy’s very being is tested when he must make hard choices, such as deciding between staying within the safety of Camp Half Blood, or returning to New York where monsters

I read the Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan and The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. In Percy Jackson he doesn’t want to be a demigod and in the Hunger Games Katniss doesn’t want to be a tribute but they both had no choice. In both books plenty of people are trying to kill them both, but they always prevail in the end. They are both brave and both will do anything for their family’s like go to the Underworld or volunteer for your death sentence. Also they both have special skills only one was inherited and the other was learned.

The call to adventure of Percy could be when they had a field trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art where his math teacher Mrs. Dodds was one of the three furies and after something happened to his classmate Nancy Bobofit (he did something with water that made her wet). Mr. Brunner, his Latin Teacher, showed up and threw a pen in him that became a sword (Riptide/Anaklusmos). He fought Mrs. Dodds and swung the

The importance of the symbolism of Harry’s scar is what keeps Harry from being possessed by Voldemort. The reason Harry has his scar is because his mother sacrificed herself so Harry could live. The scar on Harry’s forehead represents love. Love is something Voldemort cannot have or tolerate. Voldemort has no love and cannot bear to be in the presence of love. This is why Voldemort couldn’t kill Harry. So, when Voldemort possesses Harry at the end of the book, in hopes that Dumbledore will kill Harry and him, Voldemort can only stay inside Harry for so long until he finally gives up. It pains Voldemort possess someone with so much love. So, in a way, when Voldemort tried to kill Harry, he was planning his own downfall. Dumbledore thinks carefully

Harry Potter is living in the ordinary world with his Aunt, Uncle and Cousin who treat him with very little respect. He begins to receive mysterious letters which are addressed explicitly to him. His aunt and