Literature Analysis #1

            The Lightning Thief  by: Rick Riordan

1)When the lightning bolt got stolen, Zeus accuses Poseidon's son Percy Jackson and gives Poseidon's son fourteen days to return it, otherwise he will initiate a war amongst the gods. Meanwhile the teenager, Percy, who is dyslexic and has ADHD is visiting The Museum of Metropolitan of Art and is attacked by a Fury disguised in his teacher. His crippled best friend Grover reveals that Percy is a demigod and that he is his protector and his teacher Mr Brunner gives him a pen telling him that it is a powerful weapon. They go to Percy's house and together with his mother Sally they drive to the Camp Half-Blood. However Sally is attacked by a Minotaur and vanishes before Percy can help her. In the camp, Percy meets the gorgeous Annabeth; when they are attacked by Hades who wants the lighting bolt for himself, Percy discovers that his mother is in the Underworld with Hades. Percy decides to travel on a dangerous quest to retrieve the lightning bolt and save his mother. Grover and Annabeth join him. The way to enter the underworld is getting to L.A. When they bypass the safeguards surrounding the Underworld, they are taken to Hades, where they confront him and demand Percy’s mother back. When Percy get out s the under world he finds out that Ares has the Helm of Darkness and is angry because Percy ruined his plan for war between the gods. Ares and Percy fight, and as consequence of Percy winning, Ares gives Hades his Helm back. Hades then returns Percy’s mom. Then Percy has to go Zeus to give him the lightning bolt. Then he returns back to camp.

2)Theme : the lightning thief is all about identity and about discovering identity. 

3) The authors tone was action and some mystery as you read more the he talks about who is the father of Percy.  Ex:  "Look, I didn't want to be a half-blood", son of the sea god.

4) Literary elements/techniques: 

Zeus has a master bolt, and this bolt is used as symbol by symbolizing Zeus’ power.

 When Percy has his mysterious dreams they show foreshadowing, each in its own way. 

Also when Percy is with Luke in the Cabin of Hermes, and Luke looks somewhat peculiar, and tells Percy that he has a disliking feeling towards the gods. At the end of the book Luke appears to be the person who many didn’t expect him to be, the lightning thief. 

Percy is also described as a dynamic character in the way change at the end of the story from being the boy getting kick out of schools and then the one who saved his father.