The Percy Jackson Series

We have all read books about heroes and monsters and princesses in towers, one of these books that I have read is Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief. Many people like this book, and here are a couple reason why I loved reading this story. Including how the hero defeats the evil, and how he saves the world. A modern life high school boy who gets thrown into chaos.

The book Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is story about Greek Gods and Demi Gods. Percy Jackson is the main character and also a Demi God. Annabeth is Percy’s friend and also a Demi God. Tyson is a big strong Cyclops and also Percy’s friend. The story takes you through their adventure of finding the Golden fleece to save to save camp Half-blood from being exposed to the mortal world.

Have you ever wondered if gods were real? In “Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” they are. There is a prophecy made at Camp Half-Blood, a place where half-bloods (people who have a mortal parent and a parent who is a god) live to stay safe from monsters that want to kill them. The prophecy is said by the Oracle, a magical being that inhibits a mummy’s body and spouts prophecies from time to time, telling what will happen during quests that half-bloods take. It stays in the attic of the “Big House” a place where the director of the camp lives. This particular prophecy revolves around Percy Jackson, son of Poseidon. The prophecy comes true, but in ways that surprise Percy and his friends: Annabeth, daughter of Athena and

Percy Jackson faces multiple challenges throughout the book “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters.” From beginning to end Percy and his mates were interrupted various times at various places, most of those interruptions took place at sea. In pursuit of The Golden Fleece, Percy, Tyson, and Annabeth ended up on the ship Clarisse was directing. Clarisse led the CSS Birmingham to what she believed was the easiest way into the Sea of Monsters. As they attempted to get past Charybdis, Tyson pointed out that the ship lacked the strength to get past her whirlpool. Tyson, realizing what the ship’s future would be, risked his life by going down to the boiler room and putting his mechanical knowledge to the test. A few minutes later,

Foster starts the first chapter off with a short hypothetical story. He introduces the main character, Kip, and the obstacles he faces on the way to carry out his mother’s groceries until he sees his crush, Karen, with one of the popular boys from school. This short story was actually a quest. It had everything it should consist of, “(a) a quester, (b) a place to go, (c) a stated reason to go there, (d) challenges and trials en route, and (e) a real reason to go there” (3 Foster). In the book, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, there are examples of all the five requirements. First of all, we have a quester which is Percy Jackson, the son of a mortal and a God, Poseidon. He is living a normal life with his mother and stepfather

Have you ever wondered why “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief was created after “Danaus, Perseus, and the Gorgon”? Well, the story Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is a modernized version of Danaus, Perseus, and the Gorgon”; it connects/modernizes its events, character types, and themes.

"Biography -About Me: The Online World of Rick Riordan."). The first story submitted for publication was at age thirteen, but wasn't published (Riordan, Rick. "Biography - About Me: The Online World of Rick Riordan."). One of Riordan's best published books, Percy Jackson and the Olympians, began as a story request from his ADHD, dyslexic son, Haley. ("Rick Riordan."). Also, Riordan got in trouble for publishing an underground newspaper making fun of his college and bad football team, who later egged Riordan's car (Riordan, Rick. "Biography - About Me: The Online World of Rick Riordan."). Though getting eggs thrown at his car is not the best achievement, Riordan did have good achievements like the Edgar, Anthony and Shamus awards for Big Red Tequila, as well as many others ("Rick Riordan."). Right now, Riordan is in San Antonio with his wife and two kids, Haley and Patrick, working on a Norse Mythology series (Riordan, Rick. "Biography - About Me: The Online World of Rick Riordan."; "Rick

In the novel, Percy Jackson, Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson lives on Long Island and knew he was unusual. He confirms his suspicions when his “math teacher”, attacks him as a Fury, or a guardian of the Underworld! He is taken to Camp Half Blood, a camp for kids that are half god, half human, or half bloods. While at camp Percy finds out his father is Poseidon and finds out there is something wrong on Mount Olympus. Zeus's master bolt, or his power, has been stolen! Percy’s father, Poseidon has been blamed for wanting to take control of Olympus.Percy embarks on a quest to retrieve Zeus's master bolt.Percy and his friends Annabeth Chase, a daughter of Athena, and Grover a satyr, or half goat, half man go west and get to the Underworld

The Odyssey, written by Homer, tells the story of the hero Odysseus as he tries to make his way home from the battle at Troy. His journey is filled with hardships and opportunities to grow and change as a man and become a better person. Percy Jackson and The Olympians: Sea of Monsters, written by Rick Riordan, is about two 12/13-year-old friends, Percy and Annabeth, who are children of Poseidon and Athena respectively. They go on a quest to rescue their friends and the camp they attend, where children of the gods are protected. Percy and Annabeth also go through hardships which help them to grow and develop characteristics that are valued in society. Both Homer and Riordan reveal the personality traits of their characters, and the

In the movie Percy Jackson and The Olympians: the Lighting Thief, there are three main characters Percy Jackson, Annabeth, and Grover. Percy Jackson and Annabeth are Demigods which means they are half human half god. Grover is a satyr and that is a half human half goat creature. He is Percy Jackson's protector. Percy is the son of a human mother named Sally Jackson and a god Poseidon. Annabeth is the daughter of a human father and the goddess Athena. The problem in the movie is that Zeus's lighting bolt was stolen. Zeus gets mad at the other gods and is about to start a war with them. Everyone has until the summer solstice to return the lighting bolt. The movie relates to an abundance amount of Greek Mythology. There are three

In the second book of Percy Jackson & The Olympians, it focuses even more on the feeling of adventure and teamwork. At the start of the book, it mentions that Grover, Percy's friend, is in danger while trying to find Pan, the god of wilderness, and that the tree protecting Camp Half-Blood from monsters is poisoned. The book also mentions Percy's cyclops brother, Tyson, that Percy is often embarrassed to have. When the camp gathers up and talks about the situation of the poisoned tree, Percy and Annabeth stand up to talk about the Golden Fleece, a tool that can be used to heal or reform anything. The two ask for a quest, but instead of them receiving the mission, the daughter of Ares, Clarrise, was chosen. After Clarrise departs, Percy, Tyson,

Percy Jackson is coming to a new high school. He meets an old acquaintance, who saves him from emposai cheerleaders. He meets up with Annabeth. They drive over to the camp, and Percy is reaquainted with everyone. The group finds out the Mr. D is gone away at a meeting at Mount Olympus. Grover is tried because of his attempt to find the god Pan. He is granted 2 weeks.

Percy Jackson is 11 years old and is known to not be one of the best students. He has ADHD, Dyslexia and has been kicked out of sever schools he has attended. The one subject he seems to be good at is history and mythology which is good because these two things will come to dictate the world which Percy lives in. During a field trip for his history class Percy is shocked to find out that he is actually a greek demigod. Unfortunately he only learns this when his teacher turns out to be a monster from classical antiquity sent to kill him. From here on Percy is plunged into a mythical world ruled by the greek gods and goddesses and it is up to him to restore order in this world and ensure the safety of western civilization. The book is good for

There are many stories that surround the Greek gods and goddesses, this book can be considered one of them. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian, is a 381 page, young-adult fiction book written by Rick Riordan and is the final book in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. The book is about Percy and the rest of his demigod friends defending Olympus from the evil Titan Kronos and his army, while the gods fight the powerful monster Typhon. Percy Jackson is a sixteen year old son of Poseidon and is the leader of demigod army. Annabeth Chase is the daughter of Athena and is basically his right hand woman.

Character development is what authors tend to focus on. These things usually are based off the environment and what the main character must overcome. Rick Riordan portrays Percy with ADHD and Dyslexia but shows us that its just his battle reflexes and his ability to read Ancient Greek.