Reading Log Week 10

Book: Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian
Author: Rick Riordan
Pages read: 1-64

I believe that Percy's morals are true and just, but what he has to do because of his nature prevents him from having proper manners and normal priorities. This is shown when it says, "'Demigods,' Rachel muttered as she threw another dart at the canvas. 'And their stupid quests.'" (Riordan 64) This quote shows that Rachel, a normal mortal, has different, more "normal" priorities than Percy, thus showing that she has resent for how different Percy is from her. She resents this because, in my opinion, he is above average in immortal terms, and he is off on quests that she cannot tag along in. She cannot be with him as much as she would like because of the fact that he leads a different type of life. Percy's morals and ethics are all there, and they are all very true, but his demigod nature and lifestyle prevents him from staying with friends like Rachel, who covets being with him more than he cares about stopping a war. Therefore, Percy means well, but does not have normal priorities, thus making him less understanding of others' feelings.


Book: Percy Jackson and the Last Olympian
Author: Rick Riordan
Pages read: 64-130

Currently, Percy is in Hades's dungeon, while Nico, Hades's son, just appeared in his dungeon to try and rescue him. Hades is keeping Percy in his dungeon because he made him angry and irritated when he started snapping at Hades and coming up with snide insults. This is shown when it says, "'You're crazy,' I said. 'Kronos will crush you, right after he finished pulverizing Olympus.' Hades spread his hands. 'Well, you'll get a chance to find out, half-blood. Because you'll be waiting out this war in my dungeons.'" (Riordan 125) This displays that Hades was irritated with Percy, and it is very easy - yet not a good idea - to irritate a god. I believe that Percy annoyed Hades just because that is his personality and nature, though Hades simply saw it as a trangression, especially because he was in his own realm. Percy is generally very outspoken and restless, which causes him to say whatever is on his mind at the time. This is what happened here, and since Percy was a little angry, it did not help his attitude toward the god. Thus, this is what happened here, and now Percy is wallowing away his time, becoming more angry, in the god's dungeon.