Book Title: Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan Part 1

Book Title: Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

March 30, 2014

Part 1

     I can never connect myself nor any person to Percy Jackson since he is has superpowers like breathing in the water and control and createing waters and hydrokinesis but I know of someone from the movie Taare Zameen Par or Every Child is Special who in somehow or another possess the same attributes with him.

Ishaan Awasthi suffered with dyslexia. At first, his parents see him as a very untamed, attention seeker and dumb child. In fact, even his teachers never understood the way he acts especially on his academic performances. Upon placed on correction, he met Sir Nikumbh, Ishaan’s art teacher who first saw and appreciated the child’s potential in Arts. He also noticed the condition of the Ishaan and helped him to overcome his condition. On a deeper perspective, Ishaan is more likely to Percy Jackson because he first came as an ordinary child. A powerless, unnoticed one and sometimes gets the attention of everyone because of clumsiness. But later, they find within themselves the potential that they could use as an edge towards others as well as their capital for a refined life.

I admire Percy Jackson the way he lives his life considering he has no father to attend him. Despite of his special condition, he pursue to subsist himself until he, little by little, figured out the puzzles in his life. Redeeming himself from a crime he never committed was really a big deal. His innocence added up to his drastic life in which he never expected that the learnings in his Greek lessons would really make a great impact in his entire life. I also appreciate how the people around him, his mother, Mr. Brunner and Grover Underwood tried their best to hide everything until the right time turned up. I know that Poseidon, though is afar, really cared for his son that on the sly he attend his son’s need especially in times of jeopardy.

Percy Jackson knows that fate was always against him yet he find ways in other to flip his destiny. The Gods put the blame on him since they believe on Poseidon’s broken oath yet I strongly suppose that it was a big mistake since Percy was too guiltless with the “god’s stuffs” especially with Zeus’ master bolt. Together with his new friends at the camp half-blood they took their way not just to save his mother and the lightning bolt but most especially to prove and clear his name from the suspicions that other’s made.

I couldn’t stop myself from asking why the Gods keep on involving themselves with the humans, plant their seeds, bloom their demigod babies and abandon them. If they know the consequences of mingling with the humans, why continue? Why did Luke Castellan tried to steal the lightning bolt? What was his intentions in doing such great crime that could ruin the entire humanity.

Like any other series, I presume that this is just the beginning of Percy’s journey. I think he will be the prime student of the Camp Half-Blood who will try to defend against the foes. Percy Jackson, on his prophecy, will surely be successful and victorious!