The Lightning Thief (201 - 219)

I am still continuing to read this very interesting book, The Lightning Thief, about Percy's quest to save the world. I thoroughly enjoyed this short two chapters that I have read. Even though this section that I have read is rather short, there is a lot that can be learned from one of the main characters in this section.

Through chapter thirteen, titled "I Plunge To My Death," we learn a lot about one of the main characters, Annabeth, who is the daughter of Athena. Athena, wants all of her children to become great builders, but not destroyers, so she entourages all of them to create great marvels. Therefrom, we can see why Annabeth wants to become an architect, after the world has been saved. This quote below explains a little of the knowledge of Annabeth, and some of her skills with architecture.

The Arch was about a mile from the train station. Late in the day the lines to get in weren't that long. We threaded our way through the underground museum, looking at covered wagons and other junk from the 1800s. It wasn't all that thrilling, but Annabeth kept telling us interesting facts about how the Arch was built, and Grover kept passing me jelly beans, so I was okay. (203)

This short passage explains much to us about three of the characters in the book. It indirectly suggests that Annabeth is very intelligent, and is knowing of much history and architecture. It also directly tells us that, the main character, Percy gets bored from history and likes to know and see interesting things. Additionally, it also shows to the reader that Percy likes jelly beans, as that was a cure to him being bored, so one could infer that Percy really likes to eat jelly beans.

Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief. New York: Miramax Books/Hyperion Books for Children, 2005. Print.