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Element of fiction Explanation Supporting quote Setting The book starts of in a bus travelling to the present-day Grand Canyon once Jason, Piper, and Leo arrive they encounter storm spirits with a bounty on their heads. Then, they are transported to a demigod training-camp where they will take on a quest to save Hera, which requires them to travel to Chicago, Quebec, San Francisco and Detroit. The author changes the time setting at some times by using the Memory Moment signpost, reflecting on characters past experiences to contribute to the plot. “She pointed out the open-air dining pavilion that overlooked Long Island Sound. (Yes, Long Island, New York; they’d traveled that far on the chariot.) Annabeth explained how Camp Half-Blood was mostly a summer camp, but some kids stayed here year-round,” (Riordan,52) Diction Rick Riordan’s word choice includes the use of several colloquialisms.This makes the characters seem more down to earth and seem normal and characterize them as carefree by using language that is not stiff and rigid and by appealing to the vernacular. One such example would be the use of” gonna “instead” of “going to” “Leo grinned. ‘Aphrodite strikes again, huh? You’re gonna be …show more content…

Each of the main characters must be brave and overcome their fears to help save Hera. Jason must overcome the fear of losing his friends, by allowing his friends to fight for him, instead of him always trying to protect his friends by putting himself before them. Leo must face his childhood fear and use his pyrokinesis to help break the cage that Hera is trapped in. He is scared because he thinks that by using his pyrokinesis he will kill his friends. Piper must be brave and tell her friends that the giant, Enceladus, has her dad trapped, even though he said he will kill her dad if she told her friends. The trio stays brave for each other because they love each

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