Differences Between Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief

To begin, The Lightning Thief is better because of the main characters. The book’s main characters consist of Percy Jackson, Grover Underwood, and Annabeth Chase. The main characters in The Lost Hero are Jason Grace, Piper McLean, and Leo Valdez. The Lightning Thief main characters are better because I grew up reading about them and their quests. When I read The Lost Hero, it was like a whole new world for me, that I did not like.

Percy Jackson’s experiences do align with the hero’s journey. First, his experiences align with the hero’s journey because he’s, so far, following all the steps in the hero’s journey. He follows all the steps because first he starts off in an ordinary world, which is the first step, then things start to turn supernatural and adventure is basically calling him. So, he goes to do what he needs to do even if he’s very confused, just like in the hero’s journey. Next, Percy, first lives in an ordinary world but then goes into a different world/place that he’s never been to before. Ever since he was born he lived in an ordinary world and most things were normal, but then he gets lead into a different world which is one of the first steps in the hero’s

the film Percy Jackson and the lightning thief directed by Chris Columbus. In this speech I will be talking about the Ordinary world, Meeting the mentor, and the Reward, these are the stage of the hero journey. I will also be explaining how the director uses specific film techniques to show us the hero’s journey.

Percy Jackson, the main character in The Lightning Thief ,is following the path of the hero in “Hero’s journey” On Percy’s life a teacher has become his mentor. In the Lightning Thief Percy says “But Mr.Brunner expected me to be as good as everybody else, despite the fact that I have dyslexia and attention deficit disorder and I had never made above a C- in my life” In this quote, percy expresses his feelings on how he is frustrated with himself and his teacher. In hero's journey a quote shows about mentors, “Heroes are almost started on their journey by a character who has mastered the laws of the outside world and come back to bestow this wisdom upon them.” That is how The Lightning Thief is compared to hero's journey.

In the novel Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief By Rick Riordan, the main character is very caring and persistent. Percy Jackson is a 12-year-old boy and finds out that he is half human, half god. On page 49, the author writes about a conversation between Percy and his mother: “‘Mom, you’re coming too,’ ... ‘He doesn’t want us... he wants you. Besides, I can’t cross the property line.’ … ‘We’re going together. Come on, Mom.’” Percy and his mom are being chased by a giant monster and they are trying to get to a safe place, but this safe place is only for kids that are demigods, people like Percy. Percy’s mom is telling Percy to go by himself, but he won’t leave her. This shows that he cares for his mom and doesn’t want to

All societies have tales of legendary people, tales of people who do the impossible- heroes. Heroes come in all forms. We have all heard about them, in some story, rather it be in a movie or a book. What you may not realize is that every hero has a journey, a journey that leads them to become the person capable of these amazing feats. This process is called the heroes journey. Here we will follow the heroic tale of Percy Jackson, from “Percy Jackson, The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. Just as most heroes, Percy begins his journey unaware of the new life he will have, once finished with his journey. Unaware the he is a demigod, the son of the god Poseidon. In his ordinary life, Percy is a young boy dealing with obstacles that he feels are getting him into trouble. The obstacles that plague Percy are ADHD and dyslexia. The only constant in his life is his mom, who is in a troubled relationship with his stepfather. In a heroic tale, there are steps that define the journey that develops the heroic qualities. This pattern is defined as the separation, initiation/transformation, and the return phases.

Percy jackson was a kid and he had a lot wrong in life his mother was killed in front of him and i will tell you all you need to know so sit back and enjoy percy was 11-12 years old he was living his normal life but it wasn 't really normal he was a troubled kid or that 's what you can say about him and his mother was his prized persation because he loved his mother he lived with them but not really see he was in a private school he stayed there for 6 months and went to see his mother for summer he has a stepfather that he really did not like played poker and he always wanted money from percy and the money he would win he win he wouldn 't even think of his mother or percy he was just going to keep buying beers and betting so they wanted to

Percy Jackson is a 12 year old dyslexic boy, who is studying at Yancy Academy. He is living with his mother Sally Jackson and stepfather Gabe Ugliano or “smelly gabe” he called. He is a troubled dyslexic boy that always got expelled in every school he was enrolled but when he reached 6th grade at Yancy Academy, unnatural things started to happen.

“No man who had ever set out to kill Medusa had come back, and the king was sure that now he was forever rid of Perseus.” Throughout the movie of “Percy Jackson: The Lightning Thief” and throughout the original mythology of “Perseus”, there are obviously huge differences between the two stories-- but there are also huge similarities as well. “Percy Jackson” draws on the legend of “Perseus” by having quite a similar story/a similar concept, while the story of “Percy Jackson” also transforms the original story by making the film more modern -- by adding more different quests, and by changing some of the characters/adding more new characters. Throughout the two stories, you can see very similar ideas -- such as hero archetypes, hero themes, and plot

Throughout “The Lightning Thief” by Rick Riordan, the main character Percy Jackson grows in many ways. Through application of Joseph Campbell’s Hero Cycle, Percy’s development as a leader over the course of “The Lightning Thief” can be analyzed (Campbell). Percy is born into the hero’s cycle at his natural birth and his call to adventure is the attack by Mrs. Dodds. Percy crosses the threshold, when he leaves Montauk with his mother and Grover and the first trial testing his leadership is on the bus with the furies. Trials exemplifying Percy’s growth include: the furies, Medusa, the Saint Louis Arch, the “Waterland” Waterpark, the Lotus Hotel, Crusty’s Waterbed Palace, and Hades and the Underworld. Each test prepares Percy for the final battle, his encounter with Ares, where he displays the leadership qualities he has obtained over the course of the novel.

People have many identities and have to accept the obstacles brought by society due to that identity. In Percy Jackson :The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Percy finds his true identity facing many challenges of being a son of a god. Do you think he knew the challenges he was going to face at his NYC apartment? Do you think Percy knew his potential at Yancy? It seems that everyone gets to know who they really are at different times. Percy has learned his role throughout the story as he journeys to bring back what was taken from his uncle (Zeus) to keep peace in the world. Some challenges was getting to know that he was son of Poseidon, being attacked by the three furies, and being betrayed by the ones he called a true friend to a King Titan

Many quests supply friends, servants, or disciples as company for the heroes. Two myths that did this were, “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” and, “Jason and the Argonauts.” In the myth of Percy Jackson, a young demigod named Percy needs to find and return Zeus’ lightning bolt which lets him create lightning. On his way to finish his mission Percy faces many enemies such as Medusa, a bellhop from the Lotus Hotel, Ares, and a multi-headed dragon. He even gets the power to control water. On his journey Percy gets help from his friend and protector, Grover, Poseidon, his father and god of the sea, and another demigod from camp, Annabeth. Another myth to supply friends as company for a hero is, “Jason and the Argonauts.” Aeson was Jason’s father and King of Thessaly. Aeson’s brother, Pelias, became jealous of him and overthrew the kingdom. Aeson’s friends brought Jason to a secret island with centaurs and told Pelias he was dead. When Jason returned

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.

Rick Riordan 's novel, The Lightning Thief, can be effectively interpreted through Joseph Campbell 's Hero Cycle analytical tool. In utilizing this tool, the theme of Percy 's evolving leadership capabilities is brought to attention. In the preliminary events of the novel, Percy is clearly uncomfortable and uncertain of his newfound leadership position. But, as he and his friends, Annabeth and Grover, endure the trials that they encounter, Percy becomes increasingly a more effective and all around better leader. By applying the Hero Cycle, we can understand The Lightning Thief as a description of the evident evolution of Percy 's, leadership through the tests and challenges he endures.

The book I have chosen for my book report is Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief. The author of this book is Rick Riordan whom is also the author of the 39 Clues book series as well. The book Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief was published July 1, 2001. The two characters in this book that aid Percy Jackson on his journey are Grover and Annabeth. The most important character in this book is Percy Jackson.