Percy Jackson Archetypes

Odysseus and Percy both similarly encountered the Lotus Eaters while on a quest and must rescue their friends, but they meet them in different places and save their friends differently. Both heroes had saved their friends from the Lotus, but their saving methods differed from the others. Many heroes have similarities but they are also different from one another even in their similarities.

Others might say Jackson was the hero of the common man because he thought that everyone has the rights to government jobs and should be treated the same. Document

Firstly, Percy and Harry are similar and different due to their appearance. In their books, Harry and Percy are constantly described to having two characteristics – black hair and green eyes.

In the novel The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson has problems with a few people. Two of these people are Nancy Bobofit and Clarisse. The two are alike because Percy has a disadvantage against both of them, they're both self-assured, and they both intentionally hurt people. As mentioned previously, Percy has a disadvantage against Nancy Bobofit and Clarisse. In Nancy Bobofit's case, Percy can't do anything to her because he's already in trouble.

135) This describes Major Jackson’s general attitude towards war and towards God. Jackson is extremely pious and does all he can to please God and to follow His path. Newspaper coverage of his battles quickly publicized him and the title Hero was given to Jackson. Throughout the war, Jackson shows dedication, going beyond his orders and chasing away his enemies. He also shows an immense concern for his troops, he “had seen the bare feet, the bloody impressions, and he felt a deep pain, a sadness.” (Pg. 289) His men were shabby compared to the forces of Hancock and Chamberlain.

Gilgamesh and Achilles are the two epic heroes that shares many similarities. Both heroes were kings in their respective places. Achilles and Gilgamesh both possess superhuman strength and is closely tied with the Gods. Gilgamesh is two-thirds God while Achilles is a God being the son of Zeus. Both of the Mesopotamians and Greeks considered themselves heroes as they try to understand how to relate the Gods to men. Gilgamesh and Achilles were both prideful and lived long lives to have their names remembered. Gilgamesh and Achilles were involved in many battles. Gilgamesh was ruthless while Achilles seemed to be arrogant. Both heroes, Achilles and Gilgamesh had one good close friend and the death of their friend push them to the edge. With both

In both the stories the main characters of Percy and Perseus really start to show their true colors on their quest. Both characters are Prodigies in there Hero types and act the same. One is just modernized as a teen from New York who travels the U.S with his friends. On the other hand, Perseus is a courageous son of Zeus who goes on a quest along to fight Medusa. For Percy he shows his true Prodigy Archetype when he gets to Camp Half-Blood. There, he was able to reveal his true ability to control water and use it in combat and healing (Percy Camp Half-Blood). For Perseus he know right from the start he is a prodigy of something great and uses his power to great things. “In his humble hut Perseus grew into a fine valiant youth, proud of being the son of Zeus and the Beautiful Danae.” (Perseus 6) Also, in both stories not only were Percy and Perseus Prodigy’s, but Perfect hero’s as well. Both heros grow up in a less than stellar place but still become perfect heros and go onto do there remarkable quest’s. For Percy, he grew up with Gabe Ugliano in his small New York apartment, where Gabe routinely miss treated him and his Mother. Which actually is the same in Perseus. Perseus grew up on a small Island in a humble hut, but after Perseus and his Mother got away from the King he ended up coming back. “The King pursued her and would have carried her off by force if Perseus had not protected her.” (Perseus 6) The resemblance is extremely close and that resemblance help the characters later on to be better people and become there “Perfect Hero” Archetype. In these stories the Hero theme is the same but that’s about the only theme that can be compared in these two very differently themed

Similarities and differences between our 2 favorite heroes. There are three things that are so similar to both stories is that they both got the strength that can lift many heavy things cause they're so powerful. They both got some evil guy who wants to rule and conquer their planet but they have to first kill the sons of governor Hercules and

Something we all know about the Greek Gods is that there are a lot of them. From the God of Wine, to the Goddess of childbirth, there is a God or Goddess for everything. The main ones are the twelve with thrones made in Mount Olympus. And whom could be a better story teller of these then Percy Jackson? Percy takes the tales of how the world began, to each god and their personal battles, whether it was in war or love. With some side jests, and remarks for the readers, Percy takes each tale and gives it its own unique twist, keeping you captured till the end.

Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief draws on the story of Perseus because they have a similar story but Percy Jackson is modernized to fit our liking today. Perseus is based on greek mythology and the story is very old and can be boring to read. Percy Jackson took from the story of Perseus and made a similar story to Perseus but modernized it as well. Percy Jackson is not exactly like Perseus because there are many differences. Percy Jackson includes greek mythology like Perseus does but Percy Jackson is not an old fable and is a fairly new tale that has took some of its ideas from Perseus.

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

His parentage also has the modern, cliche concept of the father running away leaving the mother with the drunk and abusive step-dad. Also, the concept of being impregnated through the water in the shower is obviously not realistic and relatable for the audience. In the lair, Medusa brings us an understanding that Percy is not only strong but has a sense of intelligence (eg. the iPhone's reflection -modern concept, to see Medusa instead of looking at her and being turned to stone), these qualities are attractive and desirable for a modern audience and shows he is a great guy that people want to relate to. During the Medusa scene, we also see differences in the way that Columbus depicts this aspect of the myth, shown in the vase, a scene depicting Medusa’s flight from Perseus. Her rounded face is monstrous, with a wide tusked mouth, protruding tongue, staring eyes, and head circled by a ring of coiled serpents.

One of the main reasons for the success of Rowling’s Harry Potter is the universality of the different story elements which - unconsciously, perhaps - subtly satisfies readers. By cleverly weaving the characteristic archetypes that famous psychotherapist Carl Gustav Jung mapped out in the year 1947, Rowling illustrates multiple fairytale tropes. In The Philosopher’s Stone, she incorporates one such element: the archetype of the ‘shadow’, whereby the narrative of ‘evil’ and ‘good’ is put to question—and an underlying discourse on the Taoist concept of yin and yang emerges. By this notion, the presence of Voldemort is necessary for the completion of Harry’s character as a whole. By advancing this, Rowling has helped raise a generation—to the

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone An archetype is a character who can be either a shape-shifter, mentor, or shadow. A mentor is the main reason why a character is a hero. In the movie “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone” a film by Chris Columbus there is a bunch of archetypes like mentor, like Hagrid, I believe that Hagrid is the reason why Harry Potter is the hero.

Ancient Greeks’ history consisted of monsters, creatures, gods, goddesses, fights, and battles. It shows that Ancient Greeks were very imaginative and creative. There were three main archetypes that were used in Homer’s epic ,The Odyssey, which show different aspects of Ancient Greek culture. Those three archetypes were: the hero/father figure archetype, the monster archetypes, and the search for love. The hero archetype explained the Ancient Greeks’ love for thrill and adventure; Odysseus went on many thrilling adventures while on his journey. The monster archetypes represented the Greeks’ love of horror; Odysseus’ men have died due to the monsters and creatures. There were also love stories that show the Greeks’ passionate and emotional