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Critical Thinking Question- Who has the “power” in the text?
Book- Percy Jackson Heroes of Olympus- The Son of Neptune
Beginning
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In the beginning of the story, Percy has had his memory
wiped and sent to a Roman demigod camp. In this part, the person with power
is Juno, who got him into the Roman camp, and then revealed herself as a
goddess. “ “So Juno huh, does this mean I’ve passed your little test?”. Juno
had the power here to influence Percy and stop him from uniting Romans and
Greeks, resulting in Gaea winning.
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Middle
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During the middle of the story however, Gaea becomes the
power player, or Polybotes maybe with
his massive army. Gaea is also whispering to them, trying to persuade them to
walk away and abandon their quest. “The whole ravine was full of
monsters-column after column marching south, so many and so close, Hazel was
amazed they hadn’t heard her shouting”. Gaea has control of this army and is
going to use it to destroy the Romans.
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End
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At the end, the trio returns with a bunch of awesome armor
and a really cool staff, destroying the giants’ army, and saving Rome’s
legacy. As the staff has godly power, “Thunder shook the valley. The eagle
let loose a blinding flash, and a thousand tendrils of lightning exploded
from its golden wings-”. They saved the day and became heroes of New Rome.
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Archetypes
Percy, Hazel, Frank- Heroes- embarked on a dangerous quest
and saved the day
Gaea/Giants- Shadow- tried to destroy the heroes many times
as well as New Rome, but got defeated.
Hylla- Heroine- led reinforcement troops to help save New
Rome
Reyna- Scapegoat- got the worst end of the heroes, no
boyfriend, and lots of responsibility
Reflection
During the book, power is very fluent, never staying in one
place for too long, building suspense until the very last moment when BAM, the
heroes come to save the day. The book gives everyone a loose grip on all that
power, giving that extra little kick to the book. This book is one of my
favorite, and I can’t stop reading it.
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