Character Analysis of Percy: Lightning Theif

Percy could hold his breath for a very long time. He was dyslectic. He had ADHD. ADHD and dyslexia adds up to being kicked out of 7 schools for Percy. Percy wonders why his life sucks so much. His Mom and Dad are divorced and he lives with a stepdad who smells like a pig and sits down on the couch and drinks beer. He goes to a museum on a field trip with his classmates and his whole life changes. Percy is a demigod, son of Poseidon. A monster attacks him in the museum and he has no idea what it is because he does not know he is a demigod. It turns out his friend Grover, is a satyr. Half donkey, half human. Grover takes Percy to Camp Half Blood and Percy’s quests and training begin.


 Percy had to prove himself. He shows everyone that he is capable of completing a huge quest within 2 days of arriving in Camp Half-Blood. When Percy first arrives at Camp Half-Blood, Annabeth, the best fighter in the camp, thinks Percy is weakling and couldn’t win a sword fight. When the camp plays capture the flag, Percy finds the flag , but Annabeth was hiding in the trees, waiting for someone to come by. But Percy proves Annabeth wrong and Percy beats her. Annabeth realizes that Percy is not a nobody. Grover and Annabeth come with Percy on his quest to the Underworld to save his mom. They work together, with a little help from Luke, to get all the pearls and then go to the Underworld. The pearls are for when you want to get out of the Underworld. You imagine where you want to go, step on the pearl, and then you are transported to wherever you want to go. Percy was the big leader in this quest. He found all three of the pearls with great challenges guarding them. He pretty much did all the work and everybody loves him for his leadership and personality. Percy changed when he figured out that he was being chased by monsters and his teacher and friend were both half human, half animal. Percy’s whole world turned upside down when he learned that his dad was a god. Percy now figures out that he can control water and talk to water animals because his dad is Poseidon, the sea god. Percy’s mom was taken by the Minotaur that attacked him on his way to Camp Half-Blood with his mom and Grover. Percy’s mom is trapped by Hades in the Underworld and no matter how experienced he is, he goes on a quest to save his mom from the lair of Hades.


 Percy, Annabeth, and Grover find their way to the Underworld on the Hollywood sign. They go into Hades’s Palace where Persephone and Hades are waiting. Hades forced Persephone to marry him. Percy defeats Hades with the help of Persephone. Persephone doesn’t like Percy at first, but she shows him how brave he is and decides to help him.