Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief Book Vs Movie

You know those myths that you hear about in school? Read this essay to learn more about a book and movie that proves that those myths are true. My purpose for writing this essay is to show the reader how the book and movie differ, and to show how these differences impact the overall experience. Without these differences, some major events would never have existed in the book and movie. The book and movie would be less enjoyable if they were exactly the same. This essay is based off of the book Percy Jackson and the Olympians the Lightning Thief and the movie version of Percy Jackson and the Olympians the Lightning Thief. It all started with the fight between Percy and Mrs. Dodds. Percy’s mom is taken in the movie and in the book, she disappears. …show more content…

In the movie, Percy is a sixteen year old boy who goes to Yancy Academy. Percy is the son of Poseidon, the god of the sea, and Sally Jackson. He is white with green eyes and brown hair. Percy stands up for himself and is courageous as he tries to save and protect his mom. In the book, Percy is a twelve year old boy who goes to Yancy Academy. Riordan,1 He has black hair and green eyes. Riordan,38 Percy feels like he is a troubled kid who does not have any success on field trips. [Riordan,1,2] Annabeth in the movie has brown hair and blue eyes. She is the daughter of Athena, the goddess of war and wisdom, and Frederick Chase. Annabeth is a powerful and smart warrior. In the movie Annabeth is sort of the popular girl at camp half-blood due to her beauty and battle skills. Her and Percy are friends, but on the somewhat romantic side. In the book, Annabeth is white and she has curly blonde hair, gray eyes and a deep tan. [Riordan,63,64] Annabeth doesn’t like Percy and only went on the quest with him originally because she hasn’t gotten a quest due to her prophecy. Annabeth has been at half-blood camp since the age of seven. [Riordan,201] In the movie, Grover is African American with goat legs and soon to be goat horns. He has brown hair and brown eyes. Grover’s uncle Ferdinand was turned to stone by Medusa. Medusa put the statue of her uncle in her garden. Grover is a satyr. He is the protector of Percy. In the book, Grover is kind of somewhat of a nervous wreck when he gets scared. [Riordan,10] Grover is a satyr, meaning he looks like a goat from the waist down and he has horns. Richard, 45, Grover is Percy’s best friend. Riordan, 45 Medusa has a statue of his uncle Ferdinand in her garden. [Riordan,178] Annabeth is in the book and movie she is white and has brown hair and blue eyes in the movie. She and Percy are super close. In the book, Annabeth is