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Although the concept and word, feminism can be roots back to the late 1800s and early 1900s, Rick Riordan is able to pull the and further prove the idea with the use of the Greek mythology, a source dating back to around 100 BC. Using a source as influential towards our current society and as ancient, Riordan references a source not only credible, but allows readers to realize that the concept of women's equality and empowerment dates back even before the idea was formed into one word. As children may see the novel as just a fictional tale about a dead belief, as the readers age, they can began to see the metaphor the novel plays to discuss feminism and other lenses.
With all theories aside, Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The

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