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    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

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    The book, Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan is all about the children of Greek gods and goddesses and the monsters of Greek mythology. One of those characters in particular is Annabeth. She’s the daughter of Athena, the goddess of wisdom and warcraft. I think the author did a very good job of portraying what a child of Athena would be like because he gave Annabeth a lot of the same skills and characteristics as her mother. One example of Annabeth being a good portrayal

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    Throughout the novel ‘Percy Jackson and the lightning thief’, written by Rick Riordan, many mythological allusions are used to enhance the characterisation of people, monsters and creatures. The author, Rick Riordan, uses both, direct and subtle references to Greek mythology within the text. Initially, in the narrative, Percy’s math teacher, Mrs Dodds, is revealed as a fury who is serving Hades, the God of the underworld. Mrs Dodds transformed into her true self to force Percy’s into telling her

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    the author of the New York Times #1 best-selling Percy Jackson and The Olympians Series. He lives in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and two sons. I chose this book entitles The Battle of the Labyrinth because my friend recommended and lend it to me to use it as my book report in our English subject. Today, over thirty-three million copies of Percy Jackson and The

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    Percy Jackson is a threat because he has stolen Zeus lightning bolt. Percy Jackson in the book the “Lighting thief” by Rick Riordan, is a mighty warrior because he possesses the characteristics such as selflessness, bravery, and perseverance when he goes on a journey to the dead to retrieve his mother and the lightning bolt. Also, Percy has to face Medusa, a Minotaur, a fury, half-bloods, and the Olympians gods in order to complete his call to adventure. Only a true archetype hero can manage to

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    The movie Rudy and the book Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief they have many things in common, like they both have a hero. But first, what is a hero. What is a hero’s journey. What stages in the hero can you compare contrast on in the movie Rudy and the book Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.     What is a hero? A hero doesn’t have to be a person that saves your life by carrying a building that is about to fall on you. A hero can be a person that is considered a role model to one or more

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    bigger than oneself.” These are the words of Joseph Campbell and they have a significant meaning in Percy Jackson the Lightning Thief. As in the story, Percy Jackson is willing to face challenges and trying to get the bolt for Zeus so he can bring his mother back into the real world from the underworld. The Lightning Thief symbolizes the hero on a quest archetype.Percy Jackson is made up of Percy is on the quest of trying to get the Lightning bolt to Zeus. There are 12 stages of archetypes. The Archetype

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    My character was Percy Jackson and he developed by getting stronger and tougher. Percy was in his Mom’s car with Annabeth and Thalia. They were going to a school named Westover Hall it was a military school. It was because Grover, Percy's best friend called and he was in trouble so he called Percy. Grover was there because he had a task of getting new demigods for the camp. Percy went there with his friend and they found some teachers and the teachers were asking them questions and were suspicious

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    island with the golden fleece. The year is 2006. The major character of this story is Percy Jackson the son of Poseidon. He is a 13 year old. He is a person that is very brave and trusting. In the story he wears a t-shirt with jeans. Other characters that matter to him is Annabeth,Tyson,and Grover. His role in the story is he is the person that gets the message from Grover throw a dream. In the massage Grover tells Percy that he has found the golden fleece,but he was captured by a cyclops. Throw that

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    The book revolves around a 12 year old kid named Percy Jackson finding out that he is a demigod and the one of Poseidon, the god of the seas. The Lightning Thief is the first part of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 book-series. Written by Uncle Rick Riordan, it introduces another side of the typical Greek Mythology series in which he had made his own story of the Olympian gods and their children using them as a guide and reference. As you start reading chapter one, it will ultimately tell your

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