Reading Log Week 8

Book: Percy Jackson: the Lightning Thief
Author: Rick Riordan
Pages Read: 304-350

 Ares seems to believe that you should never let your guard down, never play nice, and never, ever, show your weakness. This is shown when it says, "'In your adolescent dreams,' Ares said, but his sunglasses were melting from the heat of his eyes." (320) This shows that the war god was actually outraged and angry, but he still was trying to mask his rage by keeping his face stoic and scoffing at Percy. Ares might do this because he has many enemies and hates cooperation, and showing his anger would show weakness. He believes that a person should always be prepared for war, because he is the war god.

Book: Percy Jackson: the Sea of Monsters
Author: Rick Riordan
Pages Read: 1-30

Percy is realizing his friend, Tyson, might be something more godlike than he thought, and they are heading toward Camp Half-Blood, where bad things seem to be brewing. Percy has been getting hints from Annabeth that Tyson is more than human. This is shown when it says, "He made a move as if to touch her light blond hair, but Annabeth smacked his hand away, saying, 'Eww, get away from me!'" (25) This shows that Annabeth is more disgusted by Tyson than she would be by a human, and Tyson has a slower and smaller brain capacity than normal, almost like a toddler's. This shows that Tyson could have a different aging process than humans'. Therefore, he's most likely inhuman.