Hero's Journey In The Lightning Thief

Children look up to their parents and want to be like them and look at them as their hero. When there are problems with how they haven't been in their life they are left considering them a monster. In the book Hero's and Monsters Josh talks about his like and the relationship that he makes and fixes. "For the first time in my life, my dad isn't a hero or a monster to me. He's something in between; he's man" (Riebock 45).

Dobbs attack Percy, they think he stolen the lightning bolt and Percy has no idea what they talking about. Then Grover now has to protect Percy and get Sally Jackson to go to special camp, from monster that they’re after him and the bolt. Before they arrive, the Minotaur appeared and got Sally Jackson, then she disapppeared. After that, Percy land on Minotaur and pull the Minotaur’s horn and stab in the stomach. In the novel The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson changes over the course of the novel.

Archetypes in literature are often seen as courageous and selfless individuals. When no one else seems willing to go the distance or go that extra mile, they do. Aside from this, they are also seen as the underdog; when all odds are against them they persevere. A great example of this is seen in the “Percy Jackson & The Olympians: Lightning Thief” written by Rick Riordan. Percy, in the novel, is written as a troubled youth battling his own internal battles all while trying to find himself and coming to terms with the fact that he is different and will forever be different.

This relates to the theme of family because of his fathers death, but also because the last word that Elie’s father said was his name. This leads me to the conclusion that in times of death, the most important thing is family. Evidence (and page number): “He began beating him with an iron bar. At first, my father simply doubled over under the blows, but then he seemed to break in two like an old tree struck by lightning. I had watched it all happening without moving.

He lived a normal life but little did he know he was the son of a god. The main characters in the book are Percy, Grover, and Annabeth. The story is told in first person of course by Percy. He tells his adventures and how he discovers what he really is. He goes through many terrifying things, some involve monsters others include tragic things.

The book doesn’t give you an exact time or year it takes place in, but makes references to WWII, and other references to make me believe it takes place in the future, perhaps around 2040. The story covers about a week's time and the setting is important to the story line. The main character is Alex Sawyer and he’s fifteen. Alex is set on destroying Alfred Furnace and all his ‘monsters’. Through the book you follow along as Alex and his friends travel place to place trying to find Alfred Furnace to kill him to end the war that has been initiated.

Telemachus looks and acts the part of his father, astonishing those who presumably knew him as a boy. In book two, Telemakhos’ argument caused confusion. Telemakhos’ believes that his father is lost while; the suitors believe that his father is dead. In lines (49-52), Telemachus states “My distinguished

First of all, Percy had suspected Quintus, a new camp counselor, from the very beginning. However, he let his guard down and regretted it later on. He could’ve prevented many injuries by questioning what he had been suspicious about. It turned out that Daedalus was right at the camp, but they still went deep into the Labyrinth

Also, in the Original version of the story, Hercules was challenged with 12 tasks, known as the “Challenges of Hercules”. Hercules was sent to complete these tasks by the antagonist, Hera, or the Girl of Zeus, Hercules’ father. Hera was angry with Zeus for cheating on her, so she sent Hercules, his son, to go through challenges which she thought would most certainly kill him. In the Disney version, Hercules was met with the main antagonist, Hades, or the guardian of the underworld, who is suggested to be evil, almost taking the role of the Devil. He wanted to kill Hercules so he could get revenge on Zeus, for sending him into the underworld.

Atticus not only had the trial to worry about; however he had two children, Jem and Scout, that he has to raise on his own. He teaches them to avoid being prejudice, a common thing in their small town, and to live their lives with integrity. Atticus’ unorthodox parenting skills are called into question by several characters in the novel. Two characters in the novel To Kill a Mocking Bird, that criticizes Atticus about his parenting is Uncle

Failure is perhaps one of the most influential things in people’s lives because it can alter the course of our actions, by teaching us persistence or leading us the opposite way. Through his book, Dr. Cleamon Moorer guides the readers through an intimate journey about his progression from failure to promise. Cleamon is from a small town of Detroit with parents, who love him and enforce discipline, but most importantly, they nurture his faith in Jesus Christ. He excelled in academics during both elementary and middle school, however, his mischievousness throughout those years earns him many disciplinary sessions. In high school, misbehavior becomes history, yet, his GPA suffers in the low C’s.

He taught Scout and Jem right from wrong when they were youthful, in light of the fact that their mom was no more around to show them. Atticus comprehends that individuals have great and terrible within them, yet he feels that the great side can simply beat the awful side. This is genuine

Abraham Lincoln and Civil War America is a biography that tells the life and success of Abraham Lincoln. At the beginning it talks about his life and how rough he grew up. As Lincoln grew up he wanted to learn to read and write because he was ashamed that his father couldn 't. Lincoln learning to read and write was a key factor to help him win the election and become as successful as he was. Even as a young child Lincoln claims to naturally be anti-salvory ( page 281).

Biff thought and believed this to a point that he followed everything his dad said and is now struggling to find himself in life without the popularity. Bernard on the other hand thinks the complete opposite, he thinks that you need good grades to be successful. Bernard 's beliefs are cemented when Willy says, "Bernard can get the best marks, y 'understand, but…" This