Percy Jackson and the Olympians 'The Lightning Thief'

Percy Jackson is teenager just like the other boys. But, he has dyslexic and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) which he got many troubles that he did not understand. Percy cannot behave himself and settle down to study. Twelve-year-old and he has been kicked out of a lot of boarding schools. So, the last thing he wants to do is get kicked out of Yancy Academy.

The adventures of Percy Jackson is beginning when he is on trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, things go horribly wrong when he, and his best friend Grover, are attacked by their pre-algebra teacher Mrs. Dodds transforms into one of the three Furies of Greek legend. Percy's Latin teacher, Mr. Brunner, throws to him a magic sword named Anaklusmos, or Riptide, and sends Mrs. Dodds to Tartarus. After the fight, Mr. Brunner is gone and acts like he was never there, and nobody remembers Mrs. Dodds and his best friend Grover Underwood acts strangely. It makes his horribly confused and thinks he’s hallucinating.

For a while Percy was believe that Mrs. Dodds had never existed. Till one night when the weather was going bad, and he did not on his good mood he think about everything strange that happen at the day. And most important that he think is his grades which go down than before. Then, he interrupted to asking Mr. Brunner to help his grades, at least he want to apologize about that. Percy was think he did not want to left the Yancy Academy, there were the things which made him miss in Yancy. When Percy was arrived at Mr. Brunner’s office, he heard about Grover and Mr. Brunner’s conservation about him, and it sounds they worry about him, he is in some kind of danger.

On the next day, after he heard a lot weird about him, he heads back to his mother’s Manhattan apartment, figuring he’ll be kicked out of school yet again. . He doesn’t mention to anyone that he thinks he had monsters chasing him, until Grover shows up at his door, and reveals who he is. Grover told him that he is the satyr portrayed as teenager since satyrs age half as fast as humans, and he has responsibility to protect Percy. That’s why when Percy was going to home, Grover persuade Percy to come with him for his good. On the trip Percy saw the three old ladies with the yarn. But, Percy was left Grover when they reach the bus terminal, he think something was going to make some stupid games about him.

His Mother, Sally Jackson is a kind women who never had any luck in life. She dreams of being a writer, but works at a candy shop to make ends and she has going to married with Gabe Ugliano, a manager at the Electronics Mega-Mart in Queens, but he stayed home most of the time. Percy is really loved his mother, and he think that his Mom should not to marry Smelly Gabe (Percy’s nicked-name him). Percy was very angry and admit his father about left them, then they should stuck their life with Gabe. Sally’s was marry him is because to hiding Percy from the monster who looking for Percy.

When Percy meets Sally, Sally was tell him they will go to the beach. In Montauk beach, she told Percy, she want to send him away, with the reasons Percy could be safe. It could be mistake if she’s still want Percy to keep him close with her, she did not have choice except to send Percy in a Summer Camp. She think it must be good for Percy. At the night, Grover comes to tell them to leave immediately.

A terrible storm rages as they drive to the New York countryside and they are attacked by a Minotaur. In the ensuing fight, the Minotaur takes Sally in a blinding flash of gold light till she was disappears. Enraged, Percy takes one of its horns and kills the Minotaur, passing out from exhaustion shortly afterwards.

He wakes up two days later, healed by nectar and ambrosia, at Camp Half-Blood. Grover reveals himself to be a satyr, and Mr. Brunner to be Chiron the centaur. Grover come to see him, when he woke up. The sadness thing is when he assumed that his mom is died because the battle. It turns out that Percy is a half-blood, the son of a Greek god, and there really are monsters after him, trying to kill him. The safest place is at Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp on Long Island for the children of the gods, so his mother drives Percy and Grover there.

As Percy's divine parent is unknown, he is placed in the Hermes cabin, where all the unclaimed half-bloods stays. In spite of his confusion at the turn of events, Percy enjoys what camp has to offer (races, sword fighting, epic capture the flag games) makes some new friends at camp He meets Luke, a son of Hermes; Annabeth Chase, a daughter of Athena; and Clarisse La Rue, a daughter of Ares. It feels him better, although he still on mourned.

At camp, Percy learns more about Greek Gods and his father is Poseidon, god of the Sea and brother to Zeus and Hades. Olympus, the home of the Gods are moves with the heart of the civilization, and now hovers invisibly over the Empire State Building, since America is currently the great power of the west. Percy is also learn that Gods still have children with mortals, and that  monster naturally seek out these young demigods.

Percy has been know about the conflict in Olympus. Somebody has stolen Zeus’s Bolt, and the three God mayor is blame for the losing the Zeus’s lightning. Zeus has accused Poseidon, and Zeus thought Poseidon has used Percy to steal the bolt in a plot to overthrow Zeus. And he told Poseidon that the master bolt must be returned to Mount Olympus by the summer solstice; only ten days before he will declare war on Poseidon.

Poseidon is miffed that his brother would accuse him of such a thing. However, he need Percy’s help to find out what really happened to the bolt. Chiron has believes that Hades been stole the Zeus’s bolt. Chiron tells Percy that he should to make a trip to the entrance of the underworld in Los Angeles (by land, since Zeus would blast him out of the sky if he tried to fly) confront Hades, and return the master bolt to Olympus before the solstice passes in order to prevent a war between the gods.

Soon, before Percy was leaving the camp, he came to the Oracle to consult. He was warned that he will fail to save what matters most in the end, and will be betrayed by a friend. Deeply troubled, but believing that the quest to the underworld is the only way to see his mother again, Percy set out with his best friends, Annabeth and Grover. As best friend they need to help Percy too; although they should has to face a big challenge, a terrible force that is more powerful than the power of the Gods themselves.

After defeating several mythological monsters, including Medusa, Echidna, and the Chimera, Percy, Annabeth and Grover find Hades, who has taken Sally but had his Helm of Darkness (his symbol of power) stolen too. Hades also accuses Percy of stealing his helm and threatens to kill Percy and his mother and release all the dead back into the real world. Percy and his friends use magical pearls to transport themselves out of Hades' kingdom. After discovering that Ares has all the stolen items, Percy challenges him to a duel and wins, to his own surprise. When Percy presents the Helm to Hades, Hades realizes that Percy has not stolen it and returns Sally safely.

Then, they return back to the Olympus with the bolt in time to prevent a war. Percy was meets his father, for the first time. Poseidon seems distant and sad, but says he is really proud of Percy. He says he fears Percy has been born for a hero’s tragic fate. Poseidon tells Percy that his mother is back− returned as a peace offering by Hades− and that when Percy returns home, he will have to make an important choice. Percy rushes back to his family’s apartment, where he finds Medusa’s head waiting for him, a trophy he had forgotten mailing home earlier in his quest. He realizes he has the chance to petrify his stepfather and save his mother from a miserable marriage. His mother implores him to not do it, however. She must break away from Gabe herself. Percy respect her wishes, and thus breaks the mold of what the tragic hero might have done. The prophecy thus comes true in an unexpected way; Percy fails to save what matters most by allowing his mother to self herself.

When Percy’s going back to the Camp Half-Blood, Percy is betrayed by his friend Luke, son of Hermes who turns out to be the human hero whom Kronos used for the theft. Luke poisons Percy, and tells him before leaving that Kronos will rise and destroy the age of the Gods. Western Civilization is unraveling.

Percy recovers from poison with Chiron’s help and realizes his adventures are not yet over. He is a hero now and must fight the rise of the Titans.