Literature Analysis #1

Percy Jackson goes to his orientation at his new school after being kicked out of 12 schools before. When he gets there he meets these interesting cheerleaders. The interesting part was that they knew his name and they turned out to be demons. They battle it out and Percy meets a girl he talked to last summer and she was different because she could see through the mist and that means that she could see the demons and all the unnatural things. Percy goes back to Camp Half-Blood and disaster strikes there and which ends up to Percy having to learn about the Labyrinth and go on a quest with his friends but the quest is Annabeth's. He goes to see his friend the swords master but see's someone else and it turns out that he doesn't work there anymore and there is a new swords master named Quintus. Everyone at the camp was training and was partnered up and Annabeth and Percy were together and accidentally find a entrance into the Labyrinth. Percy finds out that Luke (son of Hermes) has used this entrance before and is going to try to use it to take over the camp. Annabeth goes to see the prophecy and doesn't like the ending. Percy feels bad for her and tries to cheer her up but doesn't know that the prophecy says that a daughter of Athena is going to die and thinks its her. Anabeth takes Percy, Grover, and Tyson on the quest and have to find Daedalus to stop Luke from taking over. After going through a lot of obstacles they meet Nico di Angelo who Percy thought he had died but is still very much alive. Nico still blamed Percy for the death of his sister but Percy proves to him that he didn't and Nico forgives him. They all go their own way to cover more ground faster. Percy meets with this girl who turns out to be the daughter of Atlas (a Titan). Percy meets with the girl that can see through the mist so that she can help them. Grover finds Pan, he has been looking for Pan for many years and all of the other satyr's have been searching for Pan also and he is the one to find Pan and gets to keep his searchers license. Luke gets ahold of the Ariadne's string and the power of Daedalus and brings Kronos to life. Kronos uses Luke's body as a form. Poseidon tells Percy what's going to happen in the following battle with Kronos and Nico helps Percy out too by giving him strategies.

This fantasy novel is about Greek Mythology. The theme of this book is surrounding this teenage boy and the paths he goes to. Percy Jackson, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson have to find Pan, Daedalus, and Ariadne's string before Luke. They go through a maze to save Camp Half-Blood from Luke who has tried to take over before.

The author tried to get the characters correct by who they are and what their position is. The authors point of view is what he was trying to make you see by reading and you picturing what is happing just like a movie but your version. Rick Riordan the author is trying to create the tone of the Greek mythology and to make it be as if it was reality.

The one thing that symbolizes that he is the son of Poseidon is that he can control the water with his force. How he is the son of Poseidon means that he wasn't going to have a easy life and he was going to have problems. He shows this when he tries talking to his dad, Poseidon, and asks him if he can help with Nico, Luke, and Grovers problem (pg.44).