The Son Of Poseidon Character Analysis

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The Son of Poseidon
Percy doesn't live a normal life, His father is Poseidon, ruler of the sea, being the son of a god comes with few cons, but Percy manages to stumble across all of them. Gorgons that are dressed up as store clerks, Titans that want to destroy him, amnesia, and no clue on how to get through the day without his friends. Percy Jackson is 16 and the hero of the books. He's a Greek demigod and the son of Poseidon. The first Heroes of Olympus book was set in the Greek camp, but this one takes place in the Roman camp. Percy's two friends are also demigods. Frank is son of Mars, and Hazel is a daughter of Pluto. Percy wakes up with no idea of who he is, all he knows is his name. Percy meets up with other many demigods, and gods on his quest to get his memory back and free the god of death. Throughout the book Percy faces many struggles, but with the help of his friends, they're able to succeed in them. Throughout the book written uses diction, symbolism and many other author’s crafts to help bring the theme of the story to the reader. "Teamwork. Quick thinking. Tactics. Battle Skills. Let's add this to our battle." Hazel. This quote from the story is one of many that shows that the theme is with a team of friends anything is possible, another possible theme could be discovering yourself. In this book Percy is given the quest to unleash …show more content…
The book The Son of Poseidon by Rick Riordan, has the characters wonder the answer to this question throughout the book. Riordan uses many author’s crafts in the book the help the reader figure out the thesis in his book. The use of diction in the book is very obvious, Riordan has the characters talk in certain ways to help show the thesis of the story. Riordan also uses the characters to show the thesis. For example Riordan has Frank and hazel meet Percy and form a very strong bond through the book, this is evidence for the thesis that friendship is
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