Percy Jackson Essay
In the stories Percy Jackson and the Olympians the Lightning Thief and “Danaus, Perseus, and the Gorgon” shows how the percy jackson movie modernises the perseus story with the events, hero types, and the theme. The first the that I am going to start with is the events.
It transforms it through the events with the the start of the each of their quest. It all starts with both of them trying to save or get there mom back with persuas he was trying to protect his mom from the evil king. “...If perseus had not protected her.”(D'aulaires, 116). For percy it was to get his mom for hades exchange it for the bolt. If you ever want to see your mother again you will bring the bolt(Percy Jackson). The next event is the medusa head.The both had to cut off medusa's head to move on with the quest. Perseus had to slay medusa and bring the king her head to protect his mother from the king. “...he cut off medusa's head.”(D'aulaires,118), and with Percy he cut off her head to get the pearl and continue to go to the underworld.(Percy Jackson). The last thing that it transfer for the events is the wing shoes that they get and the gods that help these two heroes on …show more content…
The theme that both used that I saw was the underdog. With perseus he did what no one had done before he slayed medusa “...one deft stroke he cut off medusa's head.”(D'aulaires,118). With Percy he thought that he was just a loser but he beat the daughter of Athena-- Annabeth in battle (that was rare) and won capture the flag.(Percy Jackson) Another thing is that Perseus killed a sea monster to save Andromeda. “...he lifted the head out of the bag.”(D'aulaires,120). The final thing for Percy he lifted the head and turned the hydra into another piece in the museum.(Percy Jackson) In counseling that is how Percy Jackson and the Olympians the Lightning Thief monderizes “Danaus, Perseus, and the
In the stories Percy Jackson and the Olympians the Lightning Thief and “Danaus, Perseus, and the Gorgon” shows how the percy jackson movie modernises the perseus story with the events, hero types, and the theme. The first the that I am going to start with is the events.
It transforms it through the events with the the start of the each of their quest. It all starts with both of them trying to save or get there mom back with persuas he was trying to protect his mom from the evil king. “...If perseus had not protected her.”(D'aulaires, 116). For percy it was to get his mom for hades exchange it for the bolt. If you ever want to see your mother again you will bring the bolt(Percy Jackson). The next event is the medusa head.The both had to cut off medusa's head to move on with the quest. Perseus had to slay medusa and bring the king her head to protect his mother from the king. “...he cut off medusa's head.”(D'aulaires,118), and with Percy he cut off her head to get the pearl and continue to go to the underworld.(Percy Jackson). The last thing that it transfer for the events is the wing shoes that they get and the gods that help these two heroes on …show more content…
The theme that both used that I saw was the underdog. With perseus he did what no one had done before he slayed medusa “...one deft stroke he cut off medusa's head.”(D'aulaires,118). With Percy he thought that he was just a loser but he beat the daughter of Athena-- Annabeth in battle (that was rare) and won capture the flag.(Percy Jackson) Another thing is that Perseus killed a sea monster to save Andromeda. “...he lifted the head out of the bag.”(D'aulaires,120). The final thing for Percy he lifted the head and turned the hydra into another piece in the museum.(Percy Jackson) In counseling that is how Percy Jackson and the Olympians the Lightning Thief monderizes “Danaus, Perseus, and the