The Lotus Eaters Vs. Percy Jackson

The Lotus Eaters Compare and Contrast Essay The Lotus Eaters and Percy Jackson are exactly alike. I know this from the two stories saying the same words and the same things happening simultaneously. The two stories both have main characters who are trying to help their friends get away from the people who give them flowers. The Lotus Eaters may have more of a background compared to Percy Jackson, but the only difference is the amount of people affected by the Lotus flower. These two stories are the same, but only made to fit the eras they were made or written in. Both stories have the characters eating flowers that make them want to stay. The only difference in this part of the story is the location they were in and how they got away. In The Lotus Eaters, the characters had to trick the Cyclops by having him drink wine and stabbing him in his eye. In Percy Jackson, Percy got advice from Poseidon and asked someone what year it was. Another difference is how they left in the Lotus Eaters, Odysseus left in a boat and Percy left in a car. …show more content…

In Percy Jackson, Percy had to save his friends and leave to go save his mom from Hades. In the Lotus Eaters, Odysseus climbs a mountain to help save his friends from seeing their families. Both stories also have the main characters get advice from gods like Aeolus, Hermes, and Poseidon. In the Lotus Eaters, Odysseus gets help from Aeolus giving him wind to get home, and Hermes helps Odysseus by giving him a plant to eat to prevent him from turning into an animal. In Percy Jackson, Percy gets advice from Poseidon telling him to not eat any more flowers, because it will make his trance worse to get out