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.