Thursday, January 8, 2009

What is the central idea in each chapter 1-7?

Chapter 1: Percy is attacked by his math teacher while on a field trip; Mr. Brunner tosses him a pen that turns into a sword, and the math teacher bursts into sand when he swings the sword at her.  Everyone acts like she never existed.


Chapter 2: Percy is dismissed from school but overhears Mr. Brunner and Grover discussing him.  He sees the three fates snip a thread while sitting on the side of the road, and Grover warns him that this means danger. 


Chapter 3: Percy and his mom head to Montauk without her stinky husband, Percy's step-father, Gabe.  Grover shows up in a panic and Percy sees that his real legs are like an animal's.  They all run to the car.


Chapter 4: They drive super fast toward the summer camp Percy's mom mentioned earlier, and they are attacked by the Minotaur.  The bull-man appears to kill Percy's mother, but Percy and Grover make it over the line into the camp where they'll be safe.


Chapter 5: Percy learns that the Greek gods he believed to be mythic are actually real and present in America.  He learns that Mr. Brunner is Chiron.


Chapter 6: Percy learns that he's a half-blood, a demi-god.  When Clarisse, daughter of Ares, tries to haze him, he miraculously attacks her with the water from the toilet into which she was trying to shove his face.  He gains new respect from Annabeth, the girl who shows him around the camp.


Chapter 7: They all go to dinner and Percy learns that he must sacrifice a small portion of his food to the gods at each meal.  He also learns that Annabeth is Athena's daughter.  He doesn't know which god is his father yet (and so he stays in cabin 11, the Hermes cabin).

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