The Lightning Thief: Final Essay

The Lightning Thief: Final Essay 

First draft due: Tuesday, March 18th
Final due: Thurday, March 26th
Theme: Versions of Reality 
Thesis Statement: The Lightning Thief looks at two co-existing worlds: the mortal world (the world as we know it) and the immortal world (the world of the gods).

Paragraph 1: Introduction. Restate the thesis and describe the main idea of The Lightning Thief.

Paragraph 2: Explain how and why Percy didn’t fit into the mortal world.

Paragraph 3: Explain the immortal world and how it is blended into the mortal world in the book.

Paragraph 4: Your opinion. Would you prefer to be a part of the mortal or immortal world? List pro’s and cons.

Paragraph 5: Conclusion. Tie together both your and Percy’s point of view.

**** In your essay, you may want to try and answer these questions:

Questions About Versions of Reality

1.    Give three examples of how mortals interpret a situation differently from immortals in this story.

2.    Does Percy easily accept the idea that there are different versions of reality in the world?

3.    What can immortal gods see that mortal people can't?

4.    Is having different versions of reality a good thing?

5.    Does anyone try to control the way an event or situation or message is received?

6.    Why doesn't Sally Jackson live with Poseidon? Why does she choose to live her own life in New York City?

7.    In the world that we live in, do you think there are multiple versions of reality? Do people choose to see what they want to see? Have you ever felt like someone's seeing "Mist" instead of reality?