ipl-logo

Book Analysis: Percy Jackson And The Olympian

2158 Words9 Pages

MLS 1-4 October 12, 2015
Trisha Vigilancia
Jillary Bernardo

Percy Jackson & and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

The Lightning Thief is the first young adult novel written by Rick Riordan. It is a 2005 fantasy-adventure novel based on Greek mythology. This book is told from a first person point of view as he uses the word “I” and to the other characters with “he” and “she”. The publishers were Miramax books and Disney Hyperion, and were published on July 1, 2005. It has 377 pages and its ISBN is 0-7868-5629-7.

Meet Percy Jackson, he’s a twelve-year-old kid with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dyslexia, …show more content…

During a Capture the Flag game, Ares campers attack him, all wanting revenge for what he had done to Clarisse. Clarisse stabs him with her electric spear but he steps in the creek and gains the upper hand. He breaks Clarisse's spear and defeats his other rivals. Just as he defeats all of the campers, Luke crosses the line with the enemy flag and wins the game. Amidst the celebration, Annabeth notices Percy's wound as he stays in the water, which seems to be healing. She asks Percy to step out of the water and Percy soon feels weakened. Annabeth jumps to the conclusion of who his father may be. Suddenly, a hellhound attacks Percy wounding the demigod. The hellhound is killed and Annabeth shows Chiron what happens when Percy is in the water. Percy is claimed as a son of Poseidon, through a hologram of green light in the form of a trident. This is a surprise to many as it is revealed that the three elder gods — Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades — have taken an oath to never have demigods children again. Percy's appearance, a clear sign that Poseidon has broken the oath, can only mean strange and obscure events for the future. Percy is granted a quest to find Zeus' Master Bolt which Chiron believes Hades has stolen. However, Zeus discovers Poseidon's broken oath and believes Percy stole the bolt. Percy has ten days before the summer solstice to find the symbol of power of the king of gods, and he is given magic shoes as a "gift" from Luke before leaving. However, Chiron tells him that it is a bad idea to use the shoes since Zeus might blast him out of the sky, so he gives them to Grover. Chiron hands over a pen to Percy, informing him that it is a gift from his father. When uncapped, a sword, called Riptide or Anaklumos, appears. Percy, accompanied by Annabeth and Grover, travels to western Long Island leading them closer to the Underworld in Los

Show More
Related

  • Summary Of Theodore Boone The Fugitive By Theodore Boone

    239 Words  | 1 Pages

    Percy is also brave, smart, and courageous, but he is also strong and caring. Percy’s main objective in the story is to get out of the underworld and stop a Roman vs Greek battle. Some devices used by the author in this story are alliterations, similes, and personifications. Some similarities in these two books are that both main characters need to solve a problem, both need help from

    Read More

  • Summary Of Every Trip Is A Quest For The Lightning Thief

    919 Words  | 4 Pages

    Quests educate the protagonist Connection: In Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief, Percy Jackson goes on a quest in search of Zeus’s lightning bolt that was stolen. Throughout the book, Percy faces the challenges of his mom being kidnapped by Hades, fighting off Medusa, defeating Chimera, and fighting the Greek god Ares to restore order. In the end, Percy learns of the real lessons of friendship, trust, and helping others for a greater

    Read More

  • Percy Jackson Quotes Analysis

    157 Words  | 1 Pages

    Percy’s sword is a symbol of justice against the forces of evil. It is also a symbol that shows he is the son of Poseidon. In the book it says. His sword is also loyal to him, because no matter what, his sword returns back to him. In the book it says, “I felt my pen return to my pocket, but Antaeus wouldn’t know that.

    Read More

  • Examples Of Perseus Jackson A Hero

    430 Words  | 2 Pages

    Such as braveness, intelligence, and humility. When Percy, Annabeth and Grover Were at the arch, they split up and Percy was in the most danger because on the way in the elevator, he was stopped by these two people, a fat old lady and her dog who later transform to Echidna and her son Chimera. The only way Percy could save himself was by jumping out of the hole into the Mississippi. At first he was scared that his father would not save him, but as brave as he was, “I turned and jumped.

    Read More

  • Percy Jackson Quotes

    291 Words  | 2 Pages

    Percy Jackson is a dyslexic boy who gets in lots of trouble. He is an only child living in upstate New York raised by his and has ADHD. That’s not all now that Percy finds out he is a half-blood he is in danger, because he is accused of stealing Zeus Master bolt. Now Percy must go on a quest to return the bolt to Zeus, but on the way he will fail to save what matters the most.

    Read More

  • House Of Hades Thesis Statement

    1238 Words  | 5 Pages

    After I am finished, I'm going to start another series of his called, “The Red Pyramid.” In this book, Percy and Annabeth are plunged into Tartarus with nobody except each other. They are in vast danger because all monsters that are killed are then dissolved in Tartarus. Since Percy and Annabeth have killed so many monsters during The Titan War and quests, Percy and Annabeth are number one on all the monster’s killing lists.

    Read More

  • The Lightning Thief Analysis

    1608 Words  | 7 Pages

    Percy 's birth into his Hero Cycle occurs when he crosses into Camp Half Blood for the very first time. His subsequent call to adventure is when he consults with the Oracle. During his visit to the Oracle, Percy learns what he must do in order to be successful on his quest. Chiron, also known as Mr. Brunner, assists Percy in his initial preparation for his quest. He makes sure Percy, Annabeth, and Grover all have the things they need in order to be somewhat prepared for what lay ahead for them.

    Read More

  • Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief Movie And Book Comparison Essay

    474 Words  | 2 Pages

    Percy Jackson and the lightning thief is about the offspring of poseidon and a mortal, going on a quest with his friends to find Zeus’ missing lightning bolt. The bolt went missing and Percy Jackson is accused of taking it. This is an excellent book that was made into a film. Though the film was good it was very different from the book.

    Read More

  • Essay On Percy Jackson

    829 Words  | 4 Pages

    Percy is a little ashamed that he has gone from the only son of Poseidon and a hero of camp half-blood to the brother of a monster, but in spite that he does care for Tyson. Tyson has to deal with a lot of disdain and inequality such as bullying him ignored him , from the students at the school he attends with Percy, from the other monsters, from the half-bloods at camp. But he is unlike any other monster, he has a really pure heart. He didn’t feel ashemed of his brother eventhough his face is cylopes. He loves Percy, loves his father and believes when he prayed to Poseidon for a friend he was led to Percy.

    Read More

  • Percy Jackson And The Lighting Thief By Rick Riordan

    978 Words  | 4 Pages

    The Museum is where Percy discovers he is not a mortal , and during the trip his Latin teacher, Chiron, gives Percy a “pen”, which is actually a sword, and fights a monster called the Fury without realizing what the “thing” actually was. After the incident was over, everyone around Percy acts like nothing happened, so Percy pretends that nothing had happened either. Later that day Percy and his mom leaves for the beach, an annual trip that he and his mom always goes on. Throughout the beach trip a massive storm comes and Percy's friend Grover shows up, but not in human form, he shows up in his true mythological form which is a satyr, and tells Sally, Percy’s mom, that it is time to take Percy away now. So Percy, Sally, and Grover are driving to take Percy to the special place and Grover proceeds to tell Percy that everything he practically knows is a lie, that greek mythology actual does exist, that he’s a demigod, and that he is not safe where he currently is and has to go to Camp Half-Blood.

    Read More

  • Perseus And The Olympians: The Lighting Thief

    981 Words  | 4 Pages

    The princess Danae hid Perseus, but her father found out and had them both locked in a chest and thrown out to sea, which directly caused Perseus’ famous quest of eventually killing Medusa. A very distinct difference to Perseus having the god Zeus as his fathers, Percy Jackson has different Gods of the big three as his father, Poseidon. In the movie, at 1:33:45, the character Chiron confirms that Poseidon is Percy Jacksons father. A large part of Percy’s character in this movie is that he can control water, granted to him by his dad. For instance, at the capture the flag scene, Percy heals his wounds and gains strength after touching the water, causing him to win the fight.

    Read More

  • Perseverance In Percy Jackson's The Lightning Thief

    552 Words  | 3 Pages

    Initially, when Percy played capture the flag in his camp, his persevere characteristic kept him alive. Annabeth was very close to killing him, but he never gave up, and fought for his team. Subsequently, Percy's mom was abducted by the Minotaur. He wouldn't let his loving and caring mom just go away like that. He snatched the Minotaur horn off of it, and stabbed it with it.

    Read More

  • Percy Jackson The Lightning Thief Identity Analysis

    797 Words  | 4 Pages

    Liquid cookies.” the text states (page 60 chapter 5, Riordan). Percy didn’t realize that the Ambrosia nectar was very much harmful to a regular human, and as we know if that was Percy’s turning point to know that Percy was special. And last, but not least Percy was then claimed by his father. In the end of chapter 8 after playing a game of capture the flag,Percy was claimed as son of Poseidon.

    Read More

  • Literary Analysis Of Percy Jackson: The Battle Of The Labyrinth

    1380 Words  | 6 Pages

    The book, Percy Jackson: The Battle Of The Labyrinth, by Rick Riordan is an amazing book about a group of demigods (half human half god) that have to save their camp from being destroyed by the evil forces of Kronos. Kronos is a titan that the gods banished to the deepest part of the underworld (Tartarus) after a war against them. Now that the titans are rising once again, the protagonists must travel through an ancient Labyrinth to stop them from demolishing their camp and temporarily halt them from achieving their goal of destroying Mount Olympus and the gods. This literary analysis will show the interesting relationships between some of the characters, and how the setting that they were in affected them throughout their journey.

    Read More

  • Essay On The Lightning Thief

    1333 Words  | 6 Pages

    Again, Percy’s ability to communicate and coordinate a team are tested, but unlike the encounter with the furies, he is successful this time. Percy’s growth is especially clear when he acknowledges Annabeth’s successful calculations, saying “If we’d have jumped when I thought we should’ve, we would’ve crashed”, admitting that Annabeth saved their lives (240). Percy communicates well, delegating responsibilities— “‘Get into that booth! Find the ‘on’ switch’” he yells to Grover, “‘Unfasten your seatbelt’” he yells to Annabeth—to guide the group. The test of the waterpark displays Percy’s confident leadership abilities as he coordinates

    Read More

More about Book Analysis: Percy Jackson And The Olympian

Open Document