6th / 7th period
3/25/13
The book I read was Son of Neptune, by Rick Riordan. It was 513 pages long. The setting of the book Son of Neptune primarily took place in Camp Jupiter in California. The book says, "The geography could've been anywhere in northern California." An example showing that it took place in Camp Jupiter is, "Thank you, Percy Jackson, for bringing me to Camp Jupiter."It is a camp for Roman demigods and it is basically New Rome. Demigods have one parent a human and another parent a Roman God. The minor setting is Alaska because three kids from Camp Jupiter have go on a quest to Alaska. Another minor setting is Canada because the three kids go on foot to Alaska, and they have to pass through Canada to get to Alaska. Octavian read," Go through Canada to Alaska." The story took place in 2011. The setting is so imperative to the story because …show more content…
This is because he was raised that way from going to Camp Jupiter in California. Percy was fighting people to protect Frank and Hazel. Hazel said, "Part of their problem was Percy. He fought like a demon, whirling through the defender's ranks in a completely unorthodox style, rolling under their feet, slashing with his sword instead of stabbing like a Roman would, whacking campers with the flat of his blade, and generally causing mass panic.” If the story had a different setting, then Percy would have been raised differently, certainly with different morals. If this did occur, then Percy might not have risked his life for Frank and Hazel, and they might have died.