Percy And Annabeth Comparison
Sometimes, even in the darkest times, love will find you. In the fantastic book by Rick Riordan, House of Hades, the two main characters, Percy and Annabeth, fall into the depths of Tartarus together. Throughout the book, we see them struggle through the murky abyss to the Doors of Death, while their friends make their way towards them in Greece. Both sides must be closed in order to stop Gaea. The story does end with Percy and Annabeth completing their journey safely. During the course of the book, I see two themes that shine through- love can overpower fear, and sometimes, you must face your fears in order to save your friends. Throughout the book, we see Percy and Annabeth overcome the fear of Tartarus with their love for each other. Even
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For example, on pages 147 through 151, Frank faces his fears and steps out of his comfort zone in order to kill every monster in Venice. “ ‘But you faced your fear,my son. You did what you had to do’ ” (Page 152). By killing all of the monsters to save Hazel, he proves that he will do anything to save his friends, including facing his fears. Even though he has no idea how he will survive, he pushed on, and the results rewarded him with the tool he needs to cure Nico and Hazel. This theme also shines through on page 342, where Piper feels useless and scared. Despite these feelings, she uses her charmspeak- which causes people to obey her words, and wakes up the ship’s automated metal dragon figurine. By doing this, Piper saves her friends. The dragon blows fire, which causes the goddess attacking them to retreat. Throughout the book, we learn that Piper feels insecure about herself. She feels as if the other demigods outshine her, because they all have amazing abilities. Now, she overcomes her fears and insecurities and defeats a goddess, saving her friends and loved ones. All in all, the theme that you need to overcome your fears really shines through in this book.
In conclusion, there are two main themes that are prevalent in the book House of Hades by Rick Riordan. The first one is that love overpowers fear, and the second one is that sometimes you need to push away your fears. Throughout the book,
For example, on pages 147 through 151, Frank faces his fears and steps out of his comfort zone in order to kill every monster in Venice. “ ‘But you faced your fear,my son. You did what you had to do’ ” (Page 152). By killing all of the monsters to save Hazel, he proves that he will do anything to save his friends, including facing his fears. Even though he has no idea how he will survive, he pushed on, and the results rewarded him with the tool he needs to cure Nico and Hazel. This theme also shines through on page 342, where Piper feels useless and scared. Despite these feelings, she uses her charmspeak- which causes people to obey her words, and wakes up the ship’s automated metal dragon figurine. By doing this, Piper saves her friends. The dragon blows fire, which causes the goddess attacking them to retreat. Throughout the book, we learn that Piper feels insecure about herself. She feels as if the other demigods outshine her, because they all have amazing abilities. Now, she overcomes her fears and insecurities and defeats a goddess, saving her friends and loved ones. All in all, the theme that you need to overcome your fears really shines through in this book.
In conclusion, there are two main themes that are prevalent in the book House of Hades by Rick Riordan. The first one is that love overpowers fear, and the second one is that sometimes you need to push away your fears. Throughout the book,