The Lightning Thief: Entry #6

What do you think is the most important event in the book?

I think the most important event in the book is when Percy kills the minotaur. This is important because this is when Percy learns that he is a half-blood. If he hadn't discovered his immortality, the gods probably would have caused World War III over deciding who stole Zeus' lightning bolt. Also, this proves that Percy has natural battle skills. Most of the half-bloods couldn't fight a minotaur with months of training. On the other hand, Percy defeated one without learning how to fight at all. Percy also got one of the minotaur's horns as a souvenir. This showed his fellow campers at Camp Half-Blood that he actually fought the creature himself.

The Lightning Thief: Entry #4

How do you think Percy feels about his father?

In the beginning of the book, when Poseidon claims Percy as his son, Percy is in shock. Once he connects everything, however, it starts to make sense. Percy is then excited that his father is a Greek god. He's ecstatic to meet him and hopes they can eventually live together. However, after a few weeks, Poseidon still hasn't come to Earth to visit Percy. He realizes that having a Greek god for a father isn't all that it has cracked up to be, and he's disappointed. Percy continues to stay angry at his father until the end of the book, when he realizes that throughout the whole quest, his father actually was there for him. For example, when Percy was wounded, Poseidon gave him the power to have water heal his injuries. In the end of the book, Percy does get to speak with his father, and finds that his father actually does care about him.