Lighting Thief Quotes

In the modern, award-winning novel Mark of the Thief, by Jennifer Nielsen, the author creates a story where a protagonist, named Nic (Nicolas Calva), is ordered by General Radulf (the antagonist) to steal a magical golden bulla, or romanian medallion, from an old cave in the mines where he is enslaved with his sister, Livia. Through some painful and unintentional means, Nic somehow acquires the divine star mark on his back, which gives him the power to use the bulla; however, he does not know exactly how it works, how to use it on command, and how to control the immense power that comes flowing out of it and into him. Because of his limited knowledge regarding how to control the bulla, Nic accidentally almost murders 25,000 people in

The Lightning Thief is the first book in Percy Jackson & The Olympians series; it goes within the genre fiction and fantasy. The author of the book is Rick Riordan. Riordan was born June 5, 1964. During his childhood he was fascinated my Greek mythology and fictional books. During college, Riordan worked three years as the music director at a summer camp called Camp Capers. That is where he got the idea about Camp Half-blood, which you will read about later in this book report. Rick Riordan graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a double major in English and history. Riordan started getting interested in writing own books, and he published his first book (Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief from the Percy Jackson & The Olympians series) on June 28, 2005. The book was published all over the world and translated into

“The smell and sense just a little of fear because mostly of despair and grief, the old fierce pull of blood,” (1) Sarty thinks. Sarty is conflicted at the beginning of the story. He wants to be loyal to his father, but sometimes it goes against what he believes in. In “Barn Burning,” by William Faulkner, Sarty struggles to overcome challenges early in his life.

The Song of Achilles, a book written by Madeline Miller. This book is a version of the Iliad, but with Achilles and Patroclus clearly stated as lovers (this has historically been debated). The themes of the novel are love, war, and destiny (challenging prophecies).

"Oedipus the King" written by Sophocles, is a powerful Greek tragedy story. The protagonist, Oedipus is a heroic mythical king who had it all. Oedipus pursues to find the true answers to his identity and destiny, while at the same time trying to avoid fulfilling his destiny.

In Lauren Kates, Fallen, one vivacious character named Luce, a girl who grew up in a un-prosperity town is transferred to a different kind of school has strong internal conflict with herself throughout the book. Luce finds her life to be toil and is encountered by these mystical things called “Shadows”. Although she tries to shirk them and is the only one who see them, she denies the fact that they are there and is haunted by them from time to time and is the main faction to her life.

There are many questions about whether Edna is a good person or whether her actions were moral or right, but there is no question that Edna Pontellier went through an awakening in the book The Awakening by Kate Chopin. She was awakened to the idea of independence and freedom. This awakening has many effects on Mrs. Pontellier both physically, socially, and mentally. Though these make her more open and free they ultimately end up causing her demise.

The House of the Scorpion centers around the character of Matteo, or Matt as he’s more commonly referred to, and his struggles with identity. When discussing Matt’s identity, another character in the novel is integral to the discussion, El Patron. El Patron is the elephant in the room when it comes to Matt’s identity, because Matt is actually El Patron’s clone. Matt must face several conflicts that arise from his clone heritage. Throughout The House of the Scorpion, Matt must discover if he really has his own identity, if he can find or create his own identity, and if clones can have identities at all.

A graphic novel has a unique way of telling a story. Instead of using paragraphs, it uses pictures and panels. In each panel there is one picture, each picture may or may not contain a speech bubble, emanata or caption. A speech bubble allows the reader to know who is talking and what their saying, meanwhile a caption makes a direct connection by speaking directly to the reader. An emanata allows the reader to know what is going on in the character's head. Some common examples are '?' to indicate confusion, 'ZZZ' to tell the reader that the character is sleeping, and symbols such as '#@$%#' to symbolize a character's anger.

Oliver Stone once wrote, who he saw his heroes as“ Sciences who spend years of their lives trying to find cures...The inner-city kid who works at McDonald’s instead of selling drugs. The kid who stands alone instead of joining a gang, which would give him instant identity...People who take risks despite fears. People in wheelchairs who don't give up…”. (SB, pg.64) Heroes are people who choose the right no matter the situation. Making sacrifices for others benefit, being determined to rise over challenges, and not being perfect instead making mistakes are just some of the traits that make a hero.

The shadow hero is a novel written by Gene Luen Yang and it takes place in the 1930s. It is about Hank Chu a Chinese grocery store employee that is run by his family. Hank one day Hank will be the owner of the grocery but it seems like hank doesn’t want to be that he wants to be something else in life. Hanks mother Hua Chu leaves the family and baby-sits. As she is sitting in the car a man goes into the car and tries to steal it.

The book, The Song of Achilles, is set in Ancient Greece during the time of the Trojan War. This time was very difficult for the people of Greece and Rome because no one knew what side they were truly on, and hundreds of thousands of innocent people were killed or taken as war slaves during the village plunderings, which occurred very often. The book is about two young princes, forced to fight in the Trojan War. To protect one another they must learn how to properly fight and save people. The two characters are confronted with many challenges, some of which included loving each other despite both of them being male, their wives and friends being objectified solely because they were females, and having to pray to the gods and goddesses and beg for their forgiveness. In the book, Madeline Miller, the author, accurately portrayed treatment of homosexuals, the power of women, and appeasement of gods in Ancient Greece.

Imagine living during the Trojan War, fighting and hatred between Troy and Greece. Only Aphrodite and the other gods can help find love and happiness through these horrid times with everything standing in the way. The first book is called Troy by Adèle Geras. In Troy, two sisters, named Xanthe and Marpessa, were sent to find love, betrayal, and friendship in the final weeks of the Trojan War with help from the Greek Gods. The second book was called Greek Myths by Robert Graves. In this nonfiction book, it describes the Greek Mythology and history, including the gods, the enemies, and the victories. This essay will compare and contrast these two books. The main comparisons are the genres, the mention of Greek Mythology, and the different time

“All this talk about a ‘source’,” says Gabriel. “If Ocean interrupts my work, we may have to do something about him.”

The book revolves around a 12 year old kid named Percy Jackson finding out that he is a demigod and the one of Poseidon, the god of the seas. The Lightning Thief is the first part of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 book-series. Written by Uncle Rick Riordan, it introduces another side of the typical Greek Mythology series in which he had made his own story of the Olympian gods and their children using them as a guide and reference. As you start reading chapter one, it will ultimately tell your mind to keep reading the next chapters, as quoted “If you’re a normal kid, reading this because you think it is fiction, great. Read on.” It is as if the events written had happen in the given setting. It opens your wildest imaginations and gives you the satisfaction on the entertainment given while reading a fiction book.