The Lighting Thief

Gerald Bulloch
Character Sketch

Percy Jackson, the hero in the book, The Lighting Theif by Rick Riordan, reminds of a stubborn boy, who will do nothing to stop until he gets what he wants. When I first met him, I thought he was just another every day citizen until I read more and found out he was a son of one of the Olympians! Percy was a kind, but fierce person in the novel. He percictently continued to try over and over until he got things right. Even though he was a "hot head" he thought things out stratigecally and sometimes made the 'leap of faith' whenever necessary. He cared for his friends and would not let anything happen to them. He also was a person who put others before his own safety, "I ended up next to the family and the park ranger, who were all screaming now, trying to pry open the emergency doors. I couldn't let them get hurt" (208). The quote shows how Percy puts others before himself. Percy would give up his own life before letting other innocent people died. Based on Percy's behaviour, he seems like a ruthelessly fool who likes to act before he thinks, but when you read on, you find out that he is a courgeous hero who cares for other people.