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- Later, after Percy learns that he himself is a demigod, he makes himself at home at Camp Half-Blood and then embarks on a quest with Grover and his new friend Annabeth. Finally, Percy feels as though he belongs—all because, for the first time, he’s around kids like him and around friends who will always be there for him.
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When Percy insists he doesn’t belong here since he doesn’t believe in gods, Luke bitterly says it doesn’t get easier. Percy asks if Luke’s dad is Hermes. Luke shares little, except that he met Hermes once.
Camp Half-Blood has given Percy a place where he feels like he belongs for the first time. In spite of his fractured family situation, this place gives him a number of people in the same boat, all of whom feel like family.
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.
Percy both belongs (as a demigod) and doesn’t belong (as a forbidden son of Poseidon) at camp. It’s not until Percy accepts his identity that he feels home at Camp Half-Blood again. These chapters reveal more information about the book’s main plotline.
Despite these luxuries of freedom, Percy feels isolated and angered after hearing he is being blamed for his mother’s disappearance back home. That night, Grover encourages Percy to talk with Chiron about accepting the quest and speaking with the Oracle about his destiny.
Percy feels the pain of making friends and then losing them, challenging what he has learned throughout the novel. The revelation of this unresolved conflict sets the story up for continuation in the following books of the series.
