Theme
There are many different themes in "The Lightning Thief". The biggest one may be that you need to know who you are and love that. In the beginning of the novel, Percy Jackson is not very happy with himself. He hates the fact that he has dyslexia and ADHD. After his quest, he becomes a hero and finally appreciates who he is, as we all should appreciate who we are.
This novel also show that we do things out of love. Percy didn't want to go on his quest to help the gods. He only persued his quest out of love for his mother and the hope he had of getting her back. Love keeps him going and the thought of getting his mother back makes him strong.
In the Lightning Thief, you learn that there does not always have to be words in order to communicate. The characters often use Iris-messaging to keep in touch. A big example of the communication without words to me, is how Percy, Annabeth, and Grover read each other. Grover can read emotions. Percy and Annabeth often exchange glances at each other and can tell what the other is thinking. For example, when the 3 of them are in a taxi on the way to L.A., Percy can tell that Annabeth can tell what his next question is and she is silently willing him not to ask it. After Grover is almost dragged to Tartarus Percy reads her again. "Annabeth and I looked at each other. I could tell she was nursing an idea, probably the same one she'd gotten during the taxi ride to L.A., but she was too scared to share it. That was enough to terrify me." (Riordan, 306). This goes to show that sometimes it is not the words that are important, but the unspoken ones and our actions.
This novel also show that we do things out of love. Percy didn't want to go on his quest to help the gods. He only persued his quest out of love for his mother and the hope he had of getting her back. Love keeps him going and the thought of getting his mother back makes him strong.
In the Lightning Thief, you learn that there does not always have to be words in order to communicate. The characters often use Iris-messaging to keep in touch. A big example of the communication without words to me, is how Percy, Annabeth, and Grover read each other. Grover can read emotions. Percy and Annabeth often exchange glances at each other and can tell what the other is thinking. For example, when the 3 of them are in a taxi on the way to L.A., Percy can tell that Annabeth can tell what his next question is and she is silently willing him not to ask it. After Grover is almost dragged to Tartarus Percy reads her again. "Annabeth and I looked at each other. I could tell she was nursing an idea, probably the same one she'd gotten during the taxi ride to L.A., but she was too scared to share it. That was enough to terrify me." (Riordan, 306). This goes to show that sometimes it is not the words that are important, but the unspoken ones and our actions.