Percy Jackson : My Character : Percy Jackson

Each character is different in the story, but some can be really similar. The four protagonists are Percy, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson. All of them go to the same camp, which is how they met. Grover and Tyson are both not humans. Grover is a satyr, and Tyson is a Cyclops. Percy and Annabeth have the most in common compared to anyone else. Sometimes, things can change like how Annabeth hates Rachel. An example of change is in the book, when it states, “To my surprise, Rachel and Annabeth started up a conversation as we walked.” (Riordan, 295). Annabeth changed because when they talked, they were able to get to know each other better, so Annabeth doesn’t really have any hatred against Rachel now. Also, in the beginning of the book, they trusted

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.

As for the movie, Percy is your stereotypical 16-year-old teenager who also lives with an abusive stepdad. Similar to the book, Percy is attacked by a monster and his life forever changes. Percy’s

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”.

Also Percy and Thalia received a few problems of their own. During a game of capture the flag between the half bloods and the hunters Thalia and Percy had a misunderstanding. During the game Thalia and five others from halfblood team went out to capture the flag and Percy got put on defence. From their Percy decided because there were no one attacking happening so he went out for the attack. But little did Percy know the hunters were just in the coast of the forest which is right by their flag. So the hunters were able to ctf because Percy left and Thalia got mad because Thalia and her group of half bloods were about to cross the line. The passage states “‘Percy what are you doing me and my squad were about to strike and capture the flag, and now because of you we lost the game”(Page 156 ) This evidence shows that Percy and Thalia were having problems which was unintentional a good thing because later in the book because they realized they are best friends. The passage states “Thalia, Percy that’s enough you both just had a little misunderstanding”’ scolded zoe“(Page 157) This evidence shows Percy and Thalia realized that they were overreacting and that they both had good intentions.

Percy Jackson and the Story of Perseus in Greek Mythology are both very well known. But taking a closer look they are more than a movie and a greek legend. They are stories that draw off each other and change the story to fit the time. For Percy it’s Modernized, but for Perseus it was in the Greek era. In this essay you will learn that Percy Jackson draws on the original legend of Perseus by generally keeping the plot the same and the characters. Although, the characters are a bit more modernized to be easier to connect to. It changes the legend in adding on a couple of other greek legends to add depth. This is shown through the plot modernization that takes place in real places, the Characters that are modernized but are the same on the inside,

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 his class are on a field trip. He has a friend called Grover ( who turns out to be a satyr sent to look after him and a teacher he feels he can trust and who believes in him( who turns out to be the centaur, Chiron)

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

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Percy passed out on a porch and a man and women healed him.When percy woke up stated that what he went through was a nightmare,at least that he wants to believe. Grover noticed that he was a wake he started moping because he couldn't save Percy's mom and being useless in the fight with the minotaur.

Percy Jackson isn't expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse. In this latest installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos' army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders. To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth - a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn. Along the way Percy will confront powerful enemies, find out the truth about the lost god Pan, and face the Titan lord Kronos’s most terrible secret. After the adventure at Percy’s birthday, Poseidon appeared. Then, Nico came and told Percy that he knew how to defeat the titan armies for good.

Shape shifters- Luke and Ares. At first, I thought that they were helping Percy but then suddenly they are also part of the problem that Percy had. They were like helping Percy and giving them advices but they were traitors.

While the other students know their parents, specifically their fathers, Percy has never known his father. He lives with his mother, whom he thinks is the best person in the world (Riordan 29) but he has no idea who his father is. Percy’s mom has just always told him his father was “lost at sea” (Riordan 30).

The film does a good job of accurately representing some of the minor characters from mythology as well. Percy’s friend Grover is a satyr, and displays a strong interest in many of the females in the film. Chiron, leader of the centaurs makes an appearance as well, disguised as one of Percy’s teachers. He later reveals himself to be a centaur and the leader of the Demigod Camp that Percy travels to. Charon also makes an appearance, and only allows Percy and his friends to travel to the Underworld once they have paid him. As mentioned before, Medusa appears in the film, and expresses her anger towards Athena for transforming her into a monster. She also tells Percy that she ‘used to date [Poseidon],’ which is a more family-friendly version of the Roman story where Poseidon rapes her in Athena’s temple.