The Percy Jackson franchise was a series of books that have developed into movies and a TV show made to take its stories to the screen. The main character was made to represent people with Dyslexia and ADHD showing it as a strength instead of a weakness. The author decided to represent all the children of Greek Gods with Dyslexia and ADHD because they need to be in constant alert of danger and be able to read Greek. In the book the author also chose to represent the Gods as normal human sized instead of giants originally. He did this to show how they behave and think just like humans because they make mistakes and aren’t perfect.
The books take place in modern day which was the 2000s and although Ancient Greek history is old the stories are not. The characters like the Gods and the creatures are from the mythical world and the past but they are represented as if they were born in the 21st century. When the gods are described to be in their casual appearance they are always wearing something modern like when Posieden wears a button up beach shirt. Another example is when Aphrodite molds into the most beautiful woman on Earth and changes depending on the person viewing her to fit their perception of beauty. The Gods are all represented as absent parents and therefore bad parents to their demigod children.
The events that happened in past Grecian history is held as truth in the books. The Greek fables are taught as lessons as well and presented as real. The events like Medusa being cursed by Athena is part of the history of the Gods and is present in issues involving Athenas demigod daughter Annabeth. A big difference between ancient Greek history and the books is that the books take place in New York and the USA instead of Athens because mount Olympus has moved to the Empire State Building. The books do have an addition to the Gods’ city which is Camp half-blood; a camp where the demigods are safe.
The issues in Percy Jackson are all issues between the Gods and the demigods are meant to resolve them. This is represent this way because it revolves around powerful ones like Percy and Annabeth who have to fight together to save the world. For example: in the first book Percy must return Zeus’ bolt because he is blamed for taking it only because he is the son of Poseidon. Percy is a forbidden child which means he should’ve never been born because he would be too powerful.
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