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Summary: Chapter Seven. Percy feels overwhelmed by his new home and everything he is learning as he continues to wonder who his father is. Annabeth tells him that although he may never know, it is important that he remain at the camp in order to protect himself from monsters and mortals. The camp’s border does not allow monsters or mortals to ...
The next morning, Percy moves to cabin three. He gets to choose his own activities, but he’s miserable. He feels like he’s been singled out just as he was starting to fit in. Many kids seem afraid of him. He has one-on-one sword lessons with Luke, and Annabeth seems irritable and annoyed during their Greek lessons.
Summary. Chapter 7. Percy finally becomes overwhelmed and tells Annabeth that he just wants to go home. Incredulous, she tells him that he doesn't get it, that he IS home. Annabeth tells Percy that she lives in cabin 6, Athena's cabin. She says her mortal parent is a history teacher at a college that Athena fell in love with.
The Lightning Thief begins with the narration of the protagonist, Percy Jackson. Percy is unsure of his identity and insecure about his life. This resonates as a common rite of passage for a twelve-year-old but is complicated by the sudden appearances of monsters and other figures from Greek mythology. Percy values family, exemplified most ...
Analysis: Chapters Nine & Ten. Percy has felt alone for most of his young life. Though he previously believed he would feel complete upon learning the identity of his father, isolation grips him once again. Percy feels as if he found his place only to have it ripped from him, leaving him with feelings of despair and loneliness and underscoring ...
A Rationale for Rick Riordan’s The Lightning Thief. Grade Level and Audience. The Lightning Thief is a light-hearted fantasy about a modern 12-year-old boy who learns that his true father is Poseidon, the Greek god of the sea. Percy sets out to become a hero by undertaking a quest across the United States to find the entrance to the ...
At Olympus, Percy meets his father face to face. Poseidon seems distant and sad, but says he is proud of his son. He says he fears Percy has been born for a hero’s tragic fate. Poseidon tells Percy that his mother is back— returned as a peace offering by Hades—and that when Percy returns home, he will have to make an important choice.
