Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief

The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan, is the first book of five in a mythological fiction series narrated by a young boy named Percy Jackson. Percy jackson is the opposite of normal. He struggles academically due to his dyslexia and ADHD, and isn't able to fit in with any of the kids his age. The only support Percy has in his life is his mom, who raised his as a single mother. It doesn't help that he's constantly managing to get in trouble, even when he doesn’t mean to. It turns out that Percy’s struggle to fit into mundane society is because he is anything but normal. Percy experiences his call to adventure when one of his teachers transforms into a fury and tries to kill him. Percy soon discovers that his dad is the greek god Poseidon, making him a demigod. When his mom is captured by Hades, he finds himself at a place called Camp Half Blood, a safe haven for demigods. To make matters worse Percy finds himself being accused of …show more content…
In the first line of the book he states that he didn't want this life, he didn't want to be a demigod. Percy is heroic not because he want glory but because he wants to protect those dear to him. Percy confides to a friend in the book that he doesn't care about the feud between the gods and that he only agreed to go to the Underworld so that he could bring back his mother. He’s determined and unrelenting in his cause. What makes Percy fit into the caregiver archetype is his fierce loyalty and kindness to his friends and even his enemies. Like all proper heroes, Percy has a fatal flaw. In this case his flaw is also his greatest virtue. He is too selfless, constantly putting his life on the line to protect others and gives second chances to those who don't deserve it. Percy will sometimes pity his enemies and try to reason with them to avoid fighting them instead. This also connects to the point that Percy doesn't fight for the thrill, but rather because of necessity and to protect