The Lightning Thief Analysis

Do you remember when Percy first arrives at Camp Half-Blood, and he tells everyone that he doesn't believe in the Greek gods? He mentions gods' names as if they were just names in a phone book. Mr....

Are you ready to travel around America, following Percy on his quest? This story takes place everywhere: in the sky, in the sea, underground, and all across America. It takes place in the present,...

Straight from the horse's mouth. But Chiron isn't our narrator – Percy Jackson is. Percy tells us the story of his sixth-grade year and the summer that follows that year. He wastes no time wa...

So many genres! It's like a genre burrito supreme. The School Library Journal calls this book "an adventure quest with a hip edge." Describing Percy's story as action-packed would be an understatem...

If you take a good, hard look at the Table of Contents of this novel, you will immediately begin to hear and understand Percy's voice. With chapter titles like, "I Become Supreme Lord of the Bathro...

Percy is a natural-born storyteller. His goal is to tell his story and to tell it well. He wants us readers to be able to understand and imagine everything exactly as he sees it. As a result, he gi...

Pretty simple, right? The title refers to someone who has stolen lightning, and that person is… Oh wait, now it gets complicated. While our protagonist, Percy, does show up in the Underworld...

Boy oh boy, we didn't see that coming. And by "that," we mean Luke. Just when Percy completes his quest and returns to a life of bliss at Camp Half-Blood, things go horribly wrong. Luke lures Percy...

Easy breezy and about as delicious as ambrosia. Our narrator, Percy, makes this a really fun ride. He's a twelve year-old armed with a great sense of humor, and he notices everything. Everything. T...