Percy Jackson & the Olympians

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    mythology. So, to fulfill such story needs for his son, he started inventing characters of Percy Jackson, who was a twelve years boy who discovered himself to be the son of the Greek god. When he completed his story in three nights his son, Haley used to ask him to write down the story as a book. Because of such requests Percy Jackson series came into existence. This writing of Rick; Percy Jackson and the Olympian series has become so famous that it is available in 37 languages and has sold…

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    The movie Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief relates to Greek mythology in many ways. In the movie, Percy Jackson is a demigod, half-mortal and half-god. He is also the son of the god Poseidon. The god, Zeus, accuses Percy of stealing his lightning bolt. Zeus gives Percy fourteen days to return it, if not, he would start war amongst the gods. Percy and his friends, Annabeth and Grover, go on an adventure to catch who the real thief is. During their journey, they come across angry…

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    known by some as Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief has something the same. Though many have read both stories, they may not notice that both protagonists follow the structure of the hero’s journey. The Hero’s journey system is usually 12 steps that make up a story. So many similarities between a piece from ages ago and a story of modern times appear, as both follow a Hero’s journey. One of the stories that has the Hero’s journey is Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning…

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    “Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief” takes place in modern day New York, in a world where Greek Gods rule the world from Mt Olympus. The star of the story Percy Jackson is just like your average teenager other than the fact that he is dyslectic and has a case of ADHD. Little does he know that he is actually the son of Poseidon, and also a demigod. In a matter of hours, his world will be turned upside down as he has to accept the responsibility to stop Zeus and Poseidon from going to war with…

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    What causes peoples interest in the retelling of Greek myths in novels? Many teenagers relate to Achilles and Perseus. If a teacher mentions the name Perseus many teenagers think of Percy Jackson. Teenagers hear the word echo. Does Greek mythology have a myth about echo? Teenagers desire to know how echo’s definition connects back to Greek mythology. Teenagers desire to know Perseus’s motive for killing Medusa. Teenagers fancy the Hunger Games inspired by the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.…

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    the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. This book is a fantasy-adventure novel, which is based on Greek mythology. It's the first young adult novel written by Rick Riordan, who is known by his Percy Jackson novel series. The Lightning Thief is the first book of the Percy Jackson's novel, which published in June, 2005 after it was sold at auction to Miramax Books. It appeared on The New York Times children's Bestseller list and soon afterward it was adapted into a film named Percy Jackson &…

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    storyline of The Quest. The hero, Percy Jackson, is introduced in the Ordinary World where he attends Yancy Academy in New York City with his best friend, Grover Underwood as The Mentor. His favorite teacher, Mr. Brunner, acts as the Threshold Guardian since he knew all along that Percy was a demigod. Mr.Brunner also sees potential in Percy despite his ADHD and dyslexia. Percy’s world is disrupted by the Call to Adventure which takes form…

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    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…

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    Kronos from Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. Next is Hera from the Heroes of Olympus series. Professor Snape is a huge controversy starter to any Harry Potter fanatic. It is whether his is a villain or a hero. To set everything straight, he is a villain that did heroic events at times. Snape became evil due to the fact that James Potter, his arch nemesis, bullied him when he was younger. On top of that his girlfriend, Lily,…

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    characters are Leo, the son of Hephaestus, Piper, the daughter of Aphrodite, and Jason, the son of Zeus. Jason Has lost his memories and he goes on a quest with Piper and Leo to get them back. In addition to getting his memories back Jason has to find Percy Jackson who disappeared. Leo, Piper and Jason set out to the House of Wolves which is the place Jason can get his memories back. But once they arrive the will have to face the king of giants. Will there bonds help them defeat the giant or…

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